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At a faculty coffee break, I commented casually that I was working on an article entitled "The One-Shot Preaching Assignment." Later, a colleague stopped by my office to explain that the image of preaching as s... Continue Reading...

If the software innovations keep coming, it's only a matter of time until Sunday morning will find parishioners using their personal computers and modems to access their worship service electronically. The past... Continue Reading...

The person who wrote these words from 2 Peter 3:15-16 perhaps knew the modern frustration preachers have when preaching from Paul: "And regard the patience of our Lord as salvation. So also our beloved brother ... Continue Reading...

Not long ago, a neighboring colleague returned from a preaching workshop with Fred Craddock. "It was very helpful," she said, "but it was also disheartening." When I asked what she meant, my friend replied, "Fr... Continue Reading...

There is much that the student of preaching can learn from the Apostle to the Gentiles. He was a good model for personal Christian faith and conduct and for professional preaching performance. He demonstrated a... Continue Reading...

In the execution of the pastor's multiple duties, preaching must rank as number one. It is the responsibility, burden, privilege, calling, joy, agony, and ecstasy which must weigh most heavily upon the messenge... Continue Reading...

When persuaded to preach on the Johannine materials in the New Testament, most of us center our preaching on texts from the Gospel of John or the Revelation of John. We can easily overlook the Letters of John.T... Continue Reading...

“Tough faith” which is needed in the pastorate to help “people move beyond their own barriers” is come upon in the gentleness of prayer. With all the macho emphasis today — not only with Rambo but also with tho... Continue Reading...