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Why all the fuss about inductive preaching? Is it preaching? Is it Christian)? Is it biblical?While inductive preaching is not a new methodology, the rising interest in it seems to have been initiated, at least... Continue Reading...

The presidential nominating conventions have just concluded, marking the beginning of the fall campaign. As I watched the conventions (yes, networks, I was one of the 37 people who actually tuned in this year),... Continue Reading...

Several months before we moved to our new church building in 1998, our ministry staff met at the new site for a special staff meeting. Most of the building still wasn't carpeted, and some of the rooms still had... Continue Reading...

Frequently, new pastors or recent seminary graduates ask me "What should I be reading in the area of preaching?" I usually interact with a few questions to learn about what homiletical education they've had, wh... Continue Reading...

The message of the New Testament draws heavily on the concepts of newness and renewal. Nearly three dozen New Testament passages discuss "new" things -- new wine, new commandment, new creation, new song and new... Continue Reading...

Those of you who are long-time readers of Preaching may recall the column about four years ago when I wrote about becoming a father for the first time at the age of 41.Here we go again.Our second blessed event ... Continue Reading...

"Beginning with Moses and all the prophets, He interpreted to them the things about himself in all the scriptures" (Luke 24:27).There are probably many reasons for the lack of preaching Christ from the Old Tes... Continue Reading...

Generations ago biographical sermons based on biblical characters were a basic staple of the church's preaching diet. Frederick B. Meyer is remembered best for his preaching on such Old Testament characters as ... Continue Reading...