Among the pulpit voices that continue to speak across the years is that of G. Campbell Morgan. His sermons are still widely read, and are likely to be so for years to come.Still known as "the Prince of Biblical... Continue Reading...
As more and more preachers enter the world of computing, they are learning that a piece of equipment is only as valuable as the software (the programs that are used in the equipment to run practical application... Continue Reading...
An article in this issue -- "Preaching: Antidote for Trivial Pursuit" by James Means -- got me to -- thinking about ways in which that game title applies to the work of the preacher.You're probably familiar wit... Continue Reading...
W. E. Sangster was born in 1900 into a humble home in Shoreditch, London, the son of Anglican parents. In a fragment of autobiography he wrote: "I believe that I was born to be a minister. I cannot recall a tim... Continue Reading...
When Alexander Maclaren retired from his pastorate, Robertson Nicoll said that he had altered the whole manner of British preaching."It may be doubted whether any preacher of the last fifty years has had a more... Continue Reading...
A minister desiring to preach to the power brokers should grab a mirror and get with it. No person has more power than that available to a preacher of the gospel of Christ.Preaching, however, is not necessarily... Continue Reading...
What does a sermon have in common with a performance by Marcel Marceau? More than you might think. What the mime artist does is to bring the inner vision of his thoughts and feelings to outward expression.The S... Continue Reading...
I was startled when I read the February, 1987 issue of The American Journal of Psychiatry. The lead article is entitled "Self-Portrayal by a Depressed Poet: A Contribution to the Clinical Biography of William C... Continue Reading...
"This isn't a 'preacher story.' This really happened!"It may be the punchline of an old joke, but it's still enough to make many of us cringe because it strikes so close to home.There's something wrong when a "... Continue Reading...
Everybody has moments he would characterize as his highest and greatest. One of mine is that Sunday morning when I preached my first sermon.It was in the little Methodist church at Walpole, Mass. I was a semina... Continue Reading...