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The preaching task is rooted in Scripture -- both studying the text itself, then studying other sources to explore the text's background, setting, and possible interpretations. And year by year, publishers prov... Continue Reading...

Editor's note: With a winsome smile, a contagious chuckle, and practical insights for Christian living, Chuck Swindoll has carved out a place as one of America's favorite preachers. Pastor of the First Evangeli... Continue Reading...

Some pastors are skilled at giving an evangelistic invitation. They spend time thinking of ways to issue an invitation that will be different and will entice the lost in the congregation to respond. Other pasto... Continue Reading...

You may as well face it: every year you have to buck the system. The Savior of the world is about to arrive, and you want to prepare your congregation for His coming with a hard-hitting series of messages based... Continue Reading...

For as long as I can remember people have talked to me about the necessity of sweat. The teachers in school talked to me about the hard work necessary to get out of high school; you had to "sweat it" over all t... Continue Reading...

While the rest of America gets into the joyous spirit of Christmas, I'm still working on that stupid list.You know the one I'm talking about. It's the one your spouse, parents, aunts, mother-in-law, and assorte... Continue Reading...

William Willimon, Dean of the Chapel at Duke University, is one of the most prolific authors in American Christianity, and his books consistently offer insights worth hearing. He is also a gifted and challengin... Continue Reading...

Two years ago, Preaching's first survey of software confirmed that the computer has become an unpaid research assistant, providing virtually instant access to hundreds of pages of dictionaries, encyclopedias. B... Continue Reading...

"Can that which is unsavory be eaten without salt? or is there any taste in the white of an egg?" (Job 6:6).Progressive theologians occasionally exhibit shark behavior. Let several take a sideways bite or two o... Continue Reading...