Keeping The First Thing First In Preaching!

My old homiletics professor said it was necessary for me to realize that nowhere does Scripture mention the quality of God's golf game. It was his way of pointing out that when I spoke of God's power, the word had two syllables. It is "POW-er," not the single...

Preparing The Preacher

Preparing for the preaching event involves personal spiritual preparation. The preacher prepares himself. He must be prepared spiritually by meeting certain prerequisites and by developing and maintaining disciplines. He strives for mental preparation, which involves a commitment to biblical...

Implementing Persuasive Preaching

Lamenting the loss of effective argumentation in preaching in 1963, Faris Whitesell observed that the trend in that direction began before 1911 (Whitesell, 1963, p. 63). In contrast to that, he advocated that "there is still a place for argument in preaching, especially when we think of...

The Year’s Best Software For Preachers: 2004 Version

I've been at this software review thing for a few years now. Having worked with a large portion of what's out there in the world of Bible study software, I know it can be a daunting task purchasing and figuring out Bible software. So before getting to the review, I've listed some...

Confessions Of A Sermon Thief

"We were recently notified that one of X's messages was reproduced on your website. While we are delighted that you use our material, I need to remind you that our sermons are copyright protected content and may not be distributed or...

Preaching In A Missionary Age

When Tacoma, Washington, Child Protective Service case workers walked through the front door, up the stairs, and into a back bed-room of 53 year old Retha Skyles' rented house, they found...

Best Artists of 2006

Our annual best-of coverage winds down again with some quick picks for Best Artists, drawing your attention to some of the industry's best vocal performances from the past year, as well as the most impressive b... Continue Reading...