Tag: story
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ADVICE ON READING THE BIBLE
Reading the Bible is fun! Anyone who doesn’t get that has never really read it, or read it correctly. Bible abuse and neglect is a sad state of affairs which afflicts far too many people. Here are six concepts that will help increase your pleasure and joy in reading the Bible. 1. It’s a story,…
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RE-TELLING IT LIKE IT IS: AN IMPORTANT PART OF NARRATIVE PREACHING
When I was a younger, more inexperienced preacher I made a grave and great mistake in my preaching. That is not to say I no longer make mistakes, for every homily has its fair share of problems, but when I was new at this I made a mistake in my methodology. That mistake is to…
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THE THREE STORIES
Thursday afternoon I had the great privilege of participating in a writer’s workshop presented by Athanatos Christian Ministries. The whole endeavor was very encouraging for me and I learned many things. In the afternoon I made my presentation about the hooks which make the story interesting. Part of what it addressed was the three basic…
