Author Archives: Mike Roth
What is Your Center?
Haddon Robinson says this of preaching: “If preaching is not your center, then you will not preach. You will give all of your time, all of your energy, and all of your heart to other areas of ministry. However, if … Continue reading
Filed under Homiletics, Preacher's Personal Life, Preaching, Religion
Getting to Grips with the Genres: Poetry (1)
Poetry is different from narrative and it is very different from discourse. How though is our preaching of poetry different from our preaching of narrative and discourse? To answer this question, today we will consider how poetry works and functions. … Continue reading
Struggling With Your Spouse?
Sunday morning is often an easy time to get into conflict with your spouse. Somewhere between waking up and pulling up to the church parking lot, sparks can fly. Haddon Robinson was asked by a seminary student, “How do you … Continue reading
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Describe Preaching In Two Words
When Haddon Robinson was asked to describe preaching in two words he said, “Glorious burden.” Isn’t this the truth? Preaching is glorious. We stand before the people of God with words from God that shape and mold Christ in us. … Continue reading
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Getting to Grips with the Genres: Narrative (2)
So if narratives function through plot, how does that look in 2 Samuel 11 and following? What is the rhetorical impact of the story of David and Bathsheba? Narrative affects the reader/hearer through association or disassociation with/from the main characters. … Continue reading
Filed under Genre, Homiletics, How to . . . ?, Preaching, Specific text, Stage 2 - Passage Study
Getting to Grips with the Genres
Imagine a history teacher that teaches history like it is fiction. Imagine a poetry teacher that teaches poetry like it is math. To do this would be absurd. History is not fiction and poetry is not math. Each subject functions … Continue reading
