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Category Archives: preaching
Sermon: Speak Up! Proverbs 31.8a
The following is a sermon I preached in Trinity chapel (Friday, January 12, 2018) that is offered as part of an interview on questions of social justice that I did for the Trinity Bible College Leadership Podcast. The audio of … Continue reading
Posted in podcast, preaching, social justice
Tagged Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Jesus, Justice, Martin Luther King Jr., me too, podcasts, Proverbs, Sermon, silence
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Preaching and the Sanctified Imagination
One of the most wonderful things about teaching in a Bible College as a practitioner (I preach and teach in local churches regularly) is that my calling encourages me to reflect more critically upon my pastoral practices. Though my specialization … Continue reading
Where He Leads I'll Follow
I never cease being surprised by the many places the Lord will take those who follow his calling. One could never conceive what such a journey might look like. Following Jesus is an adventure. As a newborn I was prayed … Continue reading
Posted in Mission of God, Prayer, preaching
Tagged Missions, Preaching, testimony, Trinity Bible College
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A Sermon No One Should Preach
I know itโs often easier to critique than to offer positive contributions, but I was just meditating again on the story of David and Goliath in 1 Samuel 17. And I was remembering poor sermons I have heard over the … Continue reading
Posted in 1 Samuel, preaching
Tagged David, Goliath, Hermeneutics, Lord, Preaching, truthiness, Veggie Tales
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Listening to the Spirit…Ahead of Time
I have a friend whom I remember visiting with about his preparations for preaching. He didn’t prepare. He would simply show up to the service a little early…play some worship music and “let the Spirit lead to whatever text the … Continue reading
A Fairy Tale Parable
I enjoy and encourage creativity in my classes and it delights my heart to witness students expressing themselves through the various gifts God has given them. One of my Advanced Preaching students (Paige Koch) shared a homespun parable told as … Continue reading
Preaching Jesus' Parables
Sound advice on preaching/teaching the parables of Jesus. ๐
Why Am I Still Preaching? A Conversation
Steve Swan (a friend who pastors in Winnipeg) nails it: Why Am I Still Preaching?. I’ve said something similar in a paper I presented for the Society for Pentecostal Studies that has been picked up for an edited volume in … Continue reading
Posted in Pentecostal, preaching
Tagged Emergent Church, Emerging Church, Homiletics, Pentecostalism, Preaching
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Emerging Homiletics
I just realized that while my paper “Emerging Homiletics: A Pentecostal Response” was accepted for presentation at the Society for Pentecostal Studies annual meeting (March 20-22, 2013) in Seattle, WA, I had failed to post it to this blog. So … Continue reading
When the Bible Comes Alive
The first assignment of the semester for my Former Prophets class was to read Joshua, Judges, 1-2 Samuel, and 1-2 Kings in two different translations and give me several pages of questions, comments, and insights about the texts. They could … Continue reading
Posted in Former Prophets, preaching, translation
Tagged Bible, Joshuah, Judges, Kings, literature, Preaching, Samuel, Teaching, translations
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