Illustration: Cross, There’s only One
There were three crosses on Golgotha the day Christ died. Do you align yourself with His and His alone?
Illustration: Criticism and What’s in a Name
With what name do you most identify: the name others call you, what you call yourself, or the name Christ has given to you?
The Pastor as Resident Sage
Many cultures hold to the tradition of storytelling as a way of passing on our traditions, of teaching younger generations, connecting present to the past. We are built to tell and hear stories. Do not keep God's story to yourself.
The Pastor as Poet in Residence
Let your immediate surroundings and the community in which your find yourself be the seeds in which the poetry of your pulpit germinates.
AD 33: The Year That Changed the World
Christmas heralds new thoughts of Easter in the coming spring.
Illustration: Christmas, Incarnation
Christmas interpretations rendered by artists reveal how culture translates Scripture.
Preaching and Worldview
As pastors, preachers and theologians, the calling is to preach God's Word.
I’m No Expert
When it comes to communication-writing or speaking, and perhaps especially preaching-start with what you know and only what you know. Don't guess when you're handling the Word of God.