I just started Darrell Johnson’s The Glory of Preaching. I can’t offer any sort of review after only a few pages, although I am looking forward to reading more (his earlier book, Experiencing the Trinity is well worth getting hold of). But how about a quote:
Through the never-perfect speech of an always-imperfect speaker, the triune God works the miracle of transformation.
So the book presses on into the glory of preaching, building on three foundational convictions:
1. When the living God speaks, something always happens.
2. When the preacher speaks God’s speech, God speaks.
3. Therefore, when the preacher speaks God’s speech, something always happens.
I will write a review of the book in due course, but for now, why not just ponder these brief quotes? Why not prayerfully ponder the next preaching event you have the privilege of participating in, and pray with expectation that something will happen. What kind of something? Well, what kind of God?
