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Preaching with a computer? Something just doesn’t compute!

Michael Duduit

Bit by byte, the computer is replacing legal pads and ball-point pens for more and more preachers.In the olden days (B.C. -- Before Commodore), we'd sit down at the desk with a cup of coffee at our side, six le... Continue Reading...

Alexander Whyte: Scottish Prophet

John Bishop

Alexander Whyte was the greatest preacher of his day in Scotland. Few preachers have done so much to heighten the ideals of the pulpit, and the instruction and inspiration to be derived from his life-story are ... Continue Reading...

Preaching And Grief<br/>(Fourth in a Five-Part Series)

Wayne E. Oates

The prophet Isaiah tells us that the Suffering Servant was a person "of sorrows, and acquainted with grief." Jesus himself lived out this way of life of the Messiah. He is the Chief Shepherd. You and I as preac... Continue Reading...

The Cup of Wonder: Communion Meditations

Lloyd John Ogilvie

The Feast Of FreedomText: Jeremiah 52:31-34Let me dramatize for you what it means for me to take communion.Picture for a moment the sumptuous beauty of the dining hall in Babylon. Sense the array of kings. Let ... Continue Reading...

When Laughter Is Okay at a Funeral

James Vincent

At 107 years old, the small frail woman still enjoyed life. Her humor and insight had sharpened with age. When her pastor, Robert Oldham, visited during her final months, she cheered him and herself by recallin... Continue Reading...

Minstrel or Messenger

Michael Duduit

In recent years I have, on several occasions, heard people discuss where they were when they heard about President Kennedy's assassination. One thing I haven't heard discussed is who they first heard the news f... Continue Reading...

Jonathan Edwards: Powerful mind and message

It was a study in contrasts as the frail-looking preacher stood before the congregation. Weak, thin and suffering from failing eyesight, he held his manuscript close to his face and spoke calmly, seemingly with... Continue Reading...

John A. Broadus: Professor and Preacher

One of America's greatest preachers spent most of his ministry not as a pastor but as a professor, then president, of a young Baptist seminary.John A. Broadus, born January 24, 1827 in Culpepper County, Virgini... Continue Reading...

Preaching and the Power of the Word

Michael Duduit

In his book The Reformation of the Sixteenth Century, Roland Bainton includes a priceless story from the early days of Zwingli's ministry in Zurich. The year was 1519, and Zwingli's ministry in the city had rec... Continue Reading...

Preaching to Emotional Needs<br/>(Preaching and Pastoral Care–Part Three of Five)

Wayne E. Oates

In one sense, any preaching that you and I do addresses one kind of human emotion or another. Such a statement raises the issue of just what your conception of human personality is. Much writing on homiletics d... Continue Reading...