Tag: preaching
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PREACHING WITH THE AMAZON KINDLE
I am a bibliophile, and I like being that way. For me a book is a beautiful thing in and of itself. Harper Lee once wrote that it was a sin to kill a mockingbird, for me it is a sin to throw a book away. Books should be kept and treasured. When their bindings…
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GOOD PREACHER PART TWO–A RANT or WHO MOURNS FOR THE JEBUSITES
I am finally finding myself again after the flurry of activity around the holidays. Literally. This week I just found my November (yeah, you read that right, November) copy of Preaching magazine. It is one of my favorites—along with Christianity Today, Biblical Archaeology Review, and National Geographic. I hope to find my January BAR soon. …
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PERSPECTIVES ON A “GOOD PREACHER”
I’m finally catching up on my reading and was flipping through November’s Preaching magazine. There is a quick little article early in this edition titled “What Makes a Preacher ‘Good’” by Ben Mandrell. Mandrell lists six things that make a preacher good. 1. The preacher should give people a bigger picture of God. 2. The…
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MORE PREACHERS THAN YOU CAN SHAKE A STICK AT
Pastor Greenbean has spent the last three days at the annual gathering of his particular regional denomination—the Northwest Baptist Convention. One of the things he always enjoys is connecting with old friends, swapping stories, and getting free books. However, he noticed, there were fewer free books this year. It must be the economy. Now we…