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Out of one thousand books written each year, six hundred and fifty are forgotten by the end of a year. At the end of three years, one hundred fifty more have slipped from memory. Only fifty books survive as man... Continue Reading...

New Providence, New Jersey is a long way from Irvine, California -- and not just in terms of geography. Ben Patterson recently made that move and shifted the focus of his preaching ministry from Southern Califo... Continue Reading...

When I became an ordained minister, I preached from a full manuscript. I wanted to deliver each sentence exactly as I typed it in my study. This method of sermon delivery forced me to read my sermons to my cong... Continue Reading...

It's not often I stay up late enough to watch David Letterman on television, since he comes on at 12:30 a.m. and I'm usually dead-to-the-world long before.Sometimes, however, I stay up later than usual (normall... Continue Reading...

During the 1990 National Conference on Preaching in Atlanta, well over half the attendees indicated they are currently using a personal computer (or PC) in their churches.While most computers entered the church... Continue Reading...

The Thompsons made a promise to their kids. "If the weather is good this weekend, we'll take you to the zoo after church." Saturday evening they turn on the news in hopes of a Sunday outing. The veteran weather... Continue Reading...

There's nothing that'll humble you faster than looking over your old sermons.Like lots of preachers I know, my life in the pulpit began while I was still in high school. First came preaching for Youth Week -- t... Continue Reading...

An old Texas preacher once told me that when he stood before his congregation to preach they looked to him like hooting owls sitting on tombstones. I had no difficulty imagining these poor people sitting in the... Continue Reading...