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Preachers know what Mark Twain knew, that "the difference between the right word and the nearly right word is the difference between lightning and the lightning bug."Week after week as we labor to put the Word ... Continue Reading...

Recently, I heard about a seminary student who took a preaching course and turned in his first persuasive sermon assignment. His professor returned it with a grade of "D". Concerned and perplexed, the student a... Continue Reading...

"The multitude of books is making us ignorant." Thus commented Voltaire -- who, we should note -- went on to write several books of his own. Nevertheless, the explosion of books noted by Voltaire is eclipsed by... Continue Reading...

Preaching is one of the cherished skills of most pastors. Indeed, most of the training received in seminary, the core criterion evaluated during the candidating process, and a central factor in a church's evalu... Continue Reading...

Bob was sixteen and had a new driver's license.1 Bob and his friend had plans for the evening. "Dad, could I have the keys to the car? My friend and I want to go to Bogalousa tonight." "Here are the keys to the... Continue Reading...

"(in)... truthful speech, and the power of God; with the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and for the left" (2 Cor. 6:7, RSV)Society largely views the ten to fifteen percent among us who are left- ha... Continue Reading...

*"I really don't see much connection between what happens in my business and what happens in our church on Sunday morning."*"Everybody in our family is very busy. It's all we can do to get a little family time,... Continue Reading...

After our recent move, my family began to visit a variety of local churches in our new community and I began to rediscover that age-old nemesis of the preacher: sleeping parishioners. The most terrible things i... Continue Reading...

Although Hollywood is often attacked by preachers and politicians, many pastors have discovered some film makers are fellow travelers in the quest for the "truth that makes us free." John Duncan, author of the ... Continue Reading...