Preaching

Critic or Disciple?

I’ve heard that preachers are sometimes the harshest critics of other preachers. It doesn’t have to be that way. A pastor once preached with John Stott in the audience. After the

The Weight of Words

5,398 posts written over 15 years. That includes 689 sermons, some that predate the blog, going back 25 years. It reminds me of John Ames, the preacher in the novel Gilead, who

Ten Key Questions for Sermon Preparation

There are many ways to prepare a sermon. When preparing a sermon on a passage of Scripture, though, I’ve found that there are ten questions that every preacher must answer. Not every

Preparing Good Sermons in Less Time

“I don’t believe you should spend a lot of time preparing your sermon, when you’re a younger minister,” advises Tim Keller. The reason? We’ll be tempted to spend too much

Four Preaching Mistakes to Avoid

TED Talks: The Official TED Guide to Public Speaking is out this week. While I’m not convinced that sermons should be like TED Talks, I’m already finding lessons that we can