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A Word Lit by Fire

Mark Barger Elliott

Is it only me or has your homiletical junk mail increased?Every day a bundle of brochures pitching quick fixes lands in my mailbox. But when I ask colleagues if these new approaches have had any affect on the w... Continue Reading...

The Work of the Evangelist<br/>2 Timothy 4:1-5

Jerry Drace

When you hear or read the word "evangelist" what comes to mind? Do you think of Paul, Apollos and Timothy or Bakker, Swaggart and Triton? Do the words honesty, integrity and sincerity come to mind or do you thi... Continue Reading...

Confessions of a ‘book guy’

Michael Duduit

I'll never forget the time I was in a Christian bookstore in Jacksonville, Florida. I was browsing around and lusting after various volumes when the clerk came up to me and said, "Are you a book guy?"Well, that... Continue Reading...

Rhetorical Identification in Preaching

Paul E. Koptak

A group of men stand in a circle looking down into a hole in the ground. There is not much light flowing into the hole, but they can see the face of a teenaged boy looking up at them. He is quiet now, probably ... Continue Reading...

A Passion for Exposition: An Interview with John MacArthur

Michael Duduit

John MacArthur, Jr., is president of The Master's Seminary and pastor-teacher at Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, CA. A renowned champion of biblical inspiration and authority, MacArthur has written many b... Continue Reading...

Preparing to Preach the Word:<br/>Preaching’s Annual Survey of Bibles & Bible Reference

Michael Duduit

Writing of the Bible many years ago, Bishop Temple observed, "I know that whatever else shall go, this will stand. This is, indeed, the message of God Almighty to man; and as long as man remains here on earth, ... Continue Reading...

How to Analyze Your Arguments in Preaching

John R. Katsion

I sat there uncertain as to whether I should cry, or laugh hysterically. For 45 minutes I listened to a preacher exhort us on the evils of syncopated music. I do not have a problem with someone preaching on mus... Continue Reading...

Are You Y2K Compliant?

Michael Duduit

I got some bad news the other day: the software we use to record and maintain the subscriber files of Preaching is not "Y2K compliant." That's the shorthand the computer techies use to describe software that on... Continue Reading...

The Life and Work of C.S. Lewis: Wormwood and Wardrobes

Dwight A. Moody

35 years ago this month, the president of the United States was assassinated. The global attention given to that event overshadowed the death on the same day of one of the most famous Christian writers of the 2... Continue Reading...

Preaching and the Old Testament: An Interview with Walter Kaiser

Michael Duduit

Walter Kaiser is one of the premier Old Testament scholars in the evangelical church today. A widely-published author and popular preacher and lecturer, Kaiser has recently become President of Gordon-Conwell Th... Continue Reading...