Stewardship: Now, Concerning the Collection..
Stewardship: Now, Concerning the Collection..
Justice: What Does God Require?
If we want to do what God requires, then in each instance we must ask, "Where does justice seem to lie here? What best expresses loving kindness? Where is the path of humility?" How do we seem best able to express who we are?
The Genres: Vehicles for Encounter
All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them (Matt. 13:34; cf. Mark 4:33-34).The Synoptic Gospels -- Matthew, Mark, and Luke -- clearly establish tha... Continue Reading...
Hope: A Purchase of Hope (Jeremiah 32:1-2, 6-15)
When all the citizens were discouraged and doom was imminent, Jeremiah took his last seventeen shekels and bought a piece of ground.
Preaching and the World of Work
From the Sanctuary to the Salt MineThe Los Angeles Times (July 26, 1991) carried an article with a banner headline declaring, "When God Goes to Work." The first sentence in the article read: "When God shows up ... Continue Reading...
Books in 1992 continue emphasis on homiletics, church growth
Each year, Preaching reviews the publishing world to offer its readers a survey of recent offerings. The publishing "class of 1992" saw a continuation of established trends, including specialization in the fiel... Continue Reading...
MacArthur volume honored its 1993 Book of the Year
The publishing class of 1992 includes several titles worthy of note -- and deserving of a place on the preacher's bookshelf. But the Preaching Book of the Year recognition goes to a massive 400-page celebration... Continue Reading...
The Preacher as Listener
A pioneer is a person who goes on ahead of a group of travelers to make it safe for them to follow. The pioneer scouts ahead, explores, examines, risks, discovers, and suffers if necessary, on behalf of fellow ... Continue Reading...
The Debate Is On
Moderator: Welcome to the last of three debates arranged by the bipartisan Pastor Search Commission of Old First Church, I'm your Moderator, Bob Quill, editor of Old Church Times.You may recall that our first d... Continue Reading...