At PreachingToday.com we often say that preaching is a craft, as in “an activity involving skill in making things by hand.” Every Sunday, preachers bring many different skills into making a sermon.
In reflecting on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s impact on our world, Kayla August examines the intersection of preaching, faith, and seeking justice. On the day we celebrate the Reverend Doctor Martin ...
Why expository sermons should make up your church’s main diet. There are two basic forms of preaching: expository and topical. Hughes Oliphant Old defines ...
Our six-year-old son Jonah likes to have his toenails painted. Who wouldn’t, really? It’s downright delightful to express yourself with color and sparkle and to receive a few precious minutes of ...
“There is nothing new under the sun” (Ecclesiastes 1:9). Expository preaching had fallen onto hard times in Post-World War II. Gifted ministers, along with unmistakable prodigies, like Dr. Martin ...
The Lectionary’s juxtaposition of today’s two readings may or may not have thematic importance, but the two scenes are almost cinematic in their chaos. King David is verbally and physically assaulted ...
No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draw him, and I will raise him on the last day. It is written in the prophets: They shall all be taught by God. Everyone who listens to my Father ...