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
Preaching
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
Clarity
If you asked me which virtue I undervalued before, but value now, it wouldn’t even be close. Hands down, I’d say clarity.
Personal Clarity
Personal clarity is knowing who you are.
Questions to Ask the Text
One of the challenges of Bible reading, and preaching for that matter, is that we often start with the wrong questions. As a result, we often miss the message of the passage. Even
Discouragement and Preaching
I was in a room alone with Haddon Robinson, author of Biblical Preaching, and another examiner. He and a colleague had read through my Doctor of Ministry thesis. Haddon is kind, but he’