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Category Archives: Preaching

On using worship to war

As a college dean, few things were more difficult than seeing some college students in corporate worship. I know this sounds awful and cynical, and it seemed so when I felt it. However, as we would meet for our college worship gatherings, I could not help but notice that some of... Read More »

Recapturing the Voice of God #2 – Old Testament Narrative

About 60 percent of the entire Bible is narrative.  If you can understand how to preach narrative, then, you have a grasp on how to preach a lot of the scripture.... Read More »

Recapturing the Voice of God #1 – Introduction

How do you preach sermons shaped like Scripture? Here is a video introduction to preaching sermons influenced by the genre of the text.  Each week a 5-10 minute introductory video to each biblical genre will be released.  This is a resource for preachers and teachers to increa... Read More »

The Process: How do you live a text-driven life?

The Process: How do you live a text-driven life? Psalm 119 is beautiful song. Psalm 119 is art. And yet, while I would like to help myself, I just can’t. I am reading this for a strategy, a truth, or a proposition. That, of course, is the wrong way to approach the Psalms. The P... Read More »