It was a great moment for my desperately wicked, idolatrous heart. The woman was approaching me with a Bible clutched in her arms, a look of awe akin to that of a rock star groupie getting within striking distance of Bon Jovi. I could almost predict what she was going to say. "Pastor, ho

As a typical college freshman, much of what the professors taught in class missed me, I'm afraid. But something history professor Mae Parrish said at Georgia's Berry College in the winter of 1958-59 caught my attention and has stayed with me all these years. My assessment is that this outstandin

Harry R. Jackson, Jr. is senior pastor of Hope Christian Church in Bowie, Maryland. This growing church of over 2000 attendees represents over 22 nationalities and/or cultural groups from throughout the Washington, DC, metropolitan area. A Harvard MBA with a background in sales and marketing ma

In an increasingly visual culture, preaching is learning again that stories can be told with both words and pictures. As churches seek to communicate with new generations that are increasingly visually-oriented (and less and less literary), many have discovered the power of a visual image in c

Jesus realized the power of telling stories when He taught and communicated with others. It was the best way in that day to communicate the eternal truth to small fishing villages and farm towns, sometimes even His own followers. When you talk to farmers about planting seeds, they instantly unde