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Both Burning

April 11, 2008 11:27

More from Chesterton…

“The idea was that which I had outlined touching the optimist and the pessimist; that we want not an amalgam or compromise, but both things at the top of their energy; love and wrath both burning. Here I shall only trace...

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How to Craft a Good Sermon...

March 01, 2008 12:36

Last month I wrote an article for the SermonCentral.com newsletter which reaches more than 50,000 people. Apparently the article struck a chord, generating more click-through responses than similar pieces by Chuck Swindoll, H.B. London, J.P. Moreland, and Gary Sma...

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Embodied Preaching

January 16, 2008 11:25

Body language is a significant part of the communication that preachers do. Todd Farley is a preacher who was trained in mime by the late Marcel Marceau. At a recent conference on preaching at Calvin College, Farley spoke about the effective use of gestures and ph...

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Post Sermon Q and A

October 03, 2007 13:22

This past Sunday my pastor opened up the floor for questions after preaching the sermon. It seems like such a simple and obvious thing to do, but I’ve got to say that I was a little worried for him. In all my years, I’ve only ever seen one preacher do ...

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Appetizing Sermons

April 30, 2007 20:01

One evening my wife offered me a meal that didn’t look familiar to me. Something about the look on my face must have suggested something other than full appreciation. “What’s wrong,” she said. “It’s everything that you like.R...

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Preaching as an Art Form

January 23, 2007 11:38

Last night my wife and I attended a play at the Vancouver Playhouse. We are subscribers and as such, attend about five plays each year. Some of them, like last night’s production of Vigil by Morris Panych are outstanding. Sometimes, not so much.

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Robert Reid's "Four Voices of Preaching"

December 21, 2006 12:15

For years now, I have read articles and papers written by Robert Stephen Reid whose work, in some respects has paralleled my own. Now with the publication of The Four Voices of Preaching we have opportunity to consider in full, Reid’s system of unde...

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Using The Listener's Voice

December 19, 2006 11:52

One of the things my students struggle with is learning to use the listeners voice in their preaching. One of the most effective things that we can do is to quit being the preacher at least for a little while in the sermon in order to let the listener have her or ...

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Cognitive/Affective

August 29, 2006 11:51

One of my doctoral students, Dick Moes, wrote the following narrative for a discussion group he is working with. It is loosely based on selections from Choosing to Preach.

Pastor Correct is a cognitive preacher who sees as his primary task to in...

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Integrative Teaching/Preaching in Small Groups

August 14, 2006 11:48

A D.Min. student of mine, Robert Campbell from Corona, California (neoathanasius.blogspot.com), recently asked me about doing the integrative preaching/teaching thing in small groups. Here was my response…

With respect...

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The Warped Board

August 10, 2006 15:26

Have you ever tried to hold down a warped board? As soon as you get one side hammered down the other side pops up. Put your attention to that side and the first side pops back up. It can be maddening.

The same can be true of integrative preaching. You pu...

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