Tuesday is for Preaching Relevant Magazine, “State of the Union,” July/August 2014, p. 67. (An article on marriage in America) “Marriage and Millennials: 26% are currently married. 69% of those who aren’t married want to get married. 62% were raised by both parents.” Why this is alarming: The 69% figure is strikingly low. In the … More Latest Signs of a Dying Culture
Imagine the surprise of some when they hear those terrifying words slapping them into reality and out of their delusions! More at: Preachers are Failing their Congregations.
Great Quotes Stolen from Other Sources I picked up the following quote from Chris Brauns and his website, A Brick in the Valley. In 480 B.C. the battle of Thermopylae was fought on the plains of Greece between the Greek forces and the invading Persians. It was a decisive battle, a battle that had to … More Is Preaching as Important as We Think?
Is preaching a worthless activity in our churches? Why do we devote so much time to it each week when so few pay any attention to what preachers preach? Oh our congregations listen, they pay attention to listening, they tolerate our droning, and teaching, and preaching, and impassioned exhortations. Many appreciate the effort we … More Worthless Activities in Our Churches
Thursday is for Discipleship Unfortunately, I know too many pastors and too many church leaders and too many believers in Christ who don’t love the truth. They love their opinions. They love their traditions. They cherish their habits and prejudices. They are comfortable with their preferences. They hold with tenacity their own patterns and behaviors. … More Truth Lovers: What Our Churches Need
Weekend Links “Celebrity Pastors” has been a topic all over the internet. Kevin DeYoung offers some wise words in the post below and the article on Photo Ethics for Bloggers is telling and helpful. Sometimes you break the law or the spirit of the law without intending to. It is already changing the way that … More Photo Ethics for Bloggers; Celebrity Pastors; Atheist Stupidity?; New Calvinism; Laws of Logic; etc
Tuesday is for Preaching If I profess with the loudest voice and clearest exposition every portion of the truth of God except precisely that little point which the world and the devil are at that moment attacking, I am not confessing Christ, however boldly I may be professing Christ. Where the battle rages, there the loyalty of the soldier is proved, … More Contending for Truth in a Truth Denying Culture
Weekend Links I’m going to keep putting pictures of Spring up here until I start seeing something that looks like it! Thirty five days to opening day of the MLB season–can’t wait. The links this week are heavy on ministry issues and very diverse. I am working on a video project that I am praying … More Better Worship; Better Preaching; Better Science; Better Theology; Better Politics; its all here and more
I’m not interested in criticism of established churches. I am interested in what the house church experience of preaching is from both those who do it and those who hear it. via What does preaching look like in a house church?.
Tuesday is for Preaching I have never met a preacher who was satisfied with his work. Never. I have never preached a text that I felt adequate to the task. Every week there is a level of discontent with my efforts at explaining and living out the word that I preach. Every single message, every … More The Sweet Torture of Sunday Morning
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