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The negativism of the times we live in has created an intense hunger for a positive message. And that is not surprising where baby boomers are concerned. Boomers have always been consummate optimists anyway -- ... Continue Reading...

Preaching has changed from the days when the parishioner at the door said, "Thanks, pastor. You really stepped on our toes today, and I loved it." The church of the twenty-first century is dealing with a genera... Continue Reading...

There is no way to avoid it. I confess: I am one of those proverbial Saturday-night preachers. I would much rather tell you that by Thursday I am fully prepared and am simply reviewing my notes and digesting th... Continue Reading...

Preaching is the most important, powerful form of communication. The Western nations today -- as never before -- urgently need the solid, strong spiritual medicine of good preaching. When a preacher creates a s... Continue Reading...

One of the interesting things we learned about Bill Clinton during the campaign and transition was that he has a cadre of long-time supporters -- many stretching back to his Oxford days -- each of whom affectio... Continue Reading...

Max Lucado has become known in recent years through a series of widely-read books. That writing ministry grows out of his preaching as pastor of the Oak Hills Church of Christ in suburban San Antonio, Texas. Th... Continue Reading...

Ernest Hemingway said that his most anguishing hours as a writer were spent deciding how to begin a novel. After he had developed the plot, story line, the main and supporting characters, he would sit with a bl... Continue Reading...

There are many specialized questions in interpreting the prophets. Understanding the predictive component of their biblical message requires some special hermeneutical procedures. The literature on this is vast... Continue Reading...

What is so often lost in our effort to preach is the role of the congregation in the preaching task. In so many instances the preacher sees it as a solo performance. Part of this has to do with an understanding... Continue Reading...

Today a sermon has to bite. If it doesn't, the people sleep.It used to be that parishioners would be courteous enough to sit up straight, cock their heads in the pulpit's direction and start to listen from word... Continue Reading...