Over the years I’ve taught preaching in university courses and mentored a number of preaching apprentices and preachers-in-training. This series summarizes some of the most… Read More »Three Questions for Every Text (Preaching Point #5)
Longing to Listen A former member of our congregation stopped by our church office recently. “What’s going on?” I asked her. “Well,” she said, “I… Read More »Finding Our Ears
Making Our Last Resort the First Resort I was recently talking to a friend who is a preaching minister. For several months he had faced… Read More »Why You May Want a Pre-Owned Prayer: Praying Scripture
Bartholomew JoJo “Bart” Simpson is a fictional character from the animated TV series “The Simpsons.” Time magazine actually named Bart one of the 100 most important people of the 20th century. At ten years old, Bart is the eldest child of Homer and Marge Simpson. Bart’s most prominent character traits are his mischievousness, rebelliousness and disrespect for authority. In fact Bart’s name is an anagram of the word brat. Bart Simpson is the ultimate ten year old brat. He was created by cartoonist Matt Groening. Groening received complaints from parents whose children watched The Simpsons and then acted like Bart. The parents said that Bart was a terrible role model. Groening once responded in this way: “I now have a 7-year-old boy and a 9-year-old boy, so all I can say is, I apologize. Now I know what you guys were talking about.”Read More »Almost Christian: Living by the Wrong Creed