Articles

Preachers are avid -- even ravenous -- readers. Publishers discovered long ago the appetite of the preaching minister for worthy reading.Though doomsayers in this electronic age seem always ready to offer a eul... Continue Reading...

The articles in this series focus attention upon some of the tacit, non-verbal messages that go back and forth between the preacher and the audience in the interplay of personalities between the preacher and th... Continue Reading...

D. L. Moody once was invited to preach at New York's sophisticated Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church. Many of its more intellectual parishioners didn't want him to, but he came anyway.He decided to preach on Dan... Continue Reading...

Lost in Darkness -- Found in Light(Isaiah 60:1-3)"Light to the Gentiles" is as apt a way to describe Epiphany as another. Isaiah's promise -- "the nations shall come to your light" -- conveys not only a sense o... Continue Reading...

January brings with it the inauguration of a new President of the United States -- and the start of a new campaign to elect the next President in 1992.The media gave bushels of attention in 1988 to two preacher... Continue Reading...

It is popular in some congregations for the preacher to print his sermon outline, often inserting it in the church bulletin for easy reading by the worshipers.At first glance, this may suggest the message would... Continue Reading...

Although criticism goes with the job of pastor, it has never gone well with self-confidence or self-esteem. Perhaps one of the reasons is that criticism often has little or no rational basis.This is not to say ... Continue Reading...

One author observed, "A pastor needs the tact of a diplomat, the strength of Samson, the patience of Job, the wisdom of Solomon -- and a cast-iron stomach."It was the stomach comment that sparked a thought. The... Continue Reading...