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For over two decades, Frank Harrington has stood before the congregation of Atlanta's Peachtree Presbyterian Church. A widely-respected and admired churchman, Harrington is a gifted preacher who has led Peachtr... Continue Reading...

My good friend and fellow pastor Jerry and I were recently sent to new churches. In fact, during the time of our ministries we attended seminary together and also have moved simultaneously three times. Our last... Continue Reading...

Most pastors know that the parables provide rich preaching material. They are entertaining, edifying, and come to the point quickly -- all qualities which busy pastors preaching to a television generation have ... Continue Reading...

One of the most prolific writers among evangelicals, Warren Wiersbe's books are eagerly awaited by preachers as well as laypersons who admire his insightful interpretation and useful application of scripture.Bo... Continue Reading...

It's now official: we work too much.Don't blame me for that unpleasant dose of reality; blame Juliet B. Schor, a Harvard economics professor who has written The Overworked American: The Unexpected Decline of Le... Continue Reading...

Recent homiletics textbooks tend to view the teaching sermon as a specialized type of preaching, sometimes equating the teaching sermon with the doctrinal sermon. In this view, the purpose of the doctrinal serm... Continue Reading...

More than 300 participants enjoyed a time of inspiration and new insights during the fourth annual National Conference on Preaching, February 18-20 at the First United Methodist Church in Houston, Texas. The Na... Continue Reading...

Given the fact that there is much interest in story preaching, two questions must be addressed to aid the preacher in exploring the possibilities of narrative preaching. First, what is the definition of a "narr... Continue Reading...

Many years ago a young seminarian in his first pastorate became disturbed about the complacency of his congregation and decided to do something about it. He prepared a very assertive sermon and stood up to deli... Continue Reading...