The Preacher’s Dilemma — Finding Time for Study
Looking back on forty years of pastoral work, there is one vexing problem I […]
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“Preaching in our time is in a dither,” as David Larson wrote in The […]
Continue ReadingPlease Give Me Exposition
On one of the first Sundays of my first pastorate in 1977, I announced […]
Continue ReadingSecond Thoughts — What I Might Have Done Differently
Adult-Only Worship? Over my years of pastoral work, there are several things I might […]
Continue ReadingJames 5:14: Should We Anoint the Sick With Oil?
Should Christians Be Anointed with Oil for Healing? James 5:14: Eight Things to Consider Many […]
Continue ReadingHow To Build a Great Church
A Study of Acts 19 In Acts 19, Paul traveled to the great city of […]
Continue ReadingDiscouragement Isn’t Just Discouraged… It’s Disallowed!
I’ve been preparing for the missionary commissioning service for Doug and Mariam Bishop, who are […]
Continue ReadingRead Through A Whole Book of the Bible in One Sitting
I’ve had a leisurely morning in my hotel room in Tampa, and since I’m getting […]
Continue ReadingWhy I Believe in Expositional Preaching
Why expositional preaching? Our job as preachers is to instill the logic of God in […]
Continue ReadingMobile Memory
One’s mobile phone can be an enormous help in Scripture memory. I put my memory […]
Continue ReadingWedding Renewal Vows
Recently a couple asked if I would help them to renew their marital vows on […]
Continue ReadingBeyond Success Literature
A generation ago there were a lot of door-to-door salesmen who represented great companies and […]
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