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Go ahead and preach—the Passion needs it
The challenge of preparing to preach the Passion is that many would have us say nothing—which is a huge mistake.
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Messianic virtue
Jesus rejects Peter’s protection; not because it is wrong, but because it itself is a rejection of true messianic virtue.
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The One Rule of Preaching
The challenge of preaching is the challenge of communicating. We don’t always know what would be simple to understand.
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I’m not preaching this week
I’m not in the pulpit this week. Because I’m on vacation. But preaching is going on anyway. Because we can’t help it.
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Come Sunday and Our Cynical Response to Preaching
The Film, Come Sunday shows what happens when a pentecostal preacher gets a message from Jesus about Hell and how the people refuse to take responsibility for their cynical response. [This is a reflection on the church through the lens of the film Come Sunday. If you are not familiar with the story of Carlton…
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How a slashed tire reveals the gospel
Saturday I found out that my back tire was slashed. Nothing says “good morning” like a neighbor telling you the day’s plans are derailed for you and maybe 30 other people. That’s how many others were in the same boat. All afternoon, I saw others scoping us out. It felt like a “You too?” or…
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“Spotlight” Is the Epiphany On Film
They were Jesus to people who couldn’t find Jesus in the pulpit or the pew. This is Christ revealed to the world. This is the Epiphany in action today. Jesus is revealed through mercy The Epiphany | Matthew 2:1-12 Spotlight Monday, I was one of two people in the theater watching Spotlight. If you don’t know…
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Sermon as Teaching
My Dad’s a good preacher. He isn’t the lift the roof off the rafters type. Nor is he egg-heady with scattered references to German theologians. And he isn’t a daily living preacher, either. He doesn’t do genre. He does story and he tries to make sense of the gospel and what people are dealing with…