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Futurists have predicted the demise of the book and the coming dominance of electronic media. This trend may ho d true for much of the culture, but preachers are likely to guard their libraries with zeal and ho... Continue Reading...

The year just past produced a large number of books on preaching, including many quite useful contributions in addition to our book of the year, preaching to a Postmodern World by Graham Johnston. (Many of the ... Continue Reading...

The ultimate challenge of preaching is to take the materials that have been gathered in the exegetical process and transform them into a sermon designed to offer some spiritual nurture for a specific congregati... Continue Reading...

A news item crossed my desk recently about a long-time friend who had spoken at a seminary and counseled these young and future pastors never to carry notes into the pulpit. "Immerse yourself in the message," h... Continue Reading...

Regarding this year's selection process for the best Christian Music Albums of 2002, I think I can speak for all six panelists by saying that it was a trickier process than expected. There was no shortage in ex... Continue Reading...

In times of war, all kinds of innovations come along. World War I produced the tank; World War II produced the atomic bomb. The "space race" produced computer miniaturization and Tang.Now a company called Natic... Continue Reading...

After the slew of Christmas projects that were released last year, this year's crop looks rather skimpy. Don't let that trouble you though, for these nine make up for the small quantity with strong quality. A f... Continue Reading...

2002 was an exciting year for new Christian music, and a good chunk of it came from several talented newcomers. Though we would have loved to include more, ten specific artists handily distinguished themselves ... Continue Reading...

No hype, no radio play, no major distribution. It's not always easy being an independent artist, but it's probably easier today than it ever has been thanks to digital music, CD burners, and of course, the Inte... Continue Reading...

Our first independent artist spotlight from earlier this year was met with such enthusiasm, we decided to make this a semi-annual feature. What follows is another list of ten independent artists (some with smal... Continue Reading...