Category Archives: Preacher’s Personal Life

Saturday Short Thought: Fresh Over Abundance from a Can

This week the blog has been pondering issues of recycling sermonic materials and also recycling other peoples’ materials.  Meanwhile we’ve welcomed a healthy baby daughter into our home and we are both thankful to our gracious Lord and very tired! … Continue reading

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Eco-Preaching: Recycling and Plagiarism

We live in an age of unprecedented access to information.  Cut and Paste was a hassle until a few years ago.  Now there is endless resource online just sitting there ready to be plagiarized.  At the same time, preachers face … Continue reading

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Eco-Preaching: 5 Dangers of Recycling Sermons

Yesterday I offered five potential benefits of recycling sermons.  Now let’s consider five dangers: 1. Personal stagnation.  John Wesley is widely credited with saying “Once in seven years I burn all my sermons; for it is a shame if I … Continue reading

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Why I’m Not Rushing to Two-Person Preaching – Part 2

If our churches follow cultural trends, which they tend to, does this mean we are facing the prospect of “sanctified banter preaching?” After all, it seems like everywhere we look in the media, there are now two presenters, two DJ’s, … Continue reading

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Are We Guilty of Negative Suggestion?

Today’s post is a follow up to one of the most commented on posts from last year, concerning Bible reading.  The post is hosted over on the Cor Deo site – just click here to go there.

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Saturday Short Thought: Taught by the Spirit (with Reeves Quote)

Here’s a concern I feel needs to be addressed as the week comes to an end: “When we just prayerfully look at the Bible text, then the Spirit can direct us and teach us.” (Implication: if you look at “the … Continue reading

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Review: The Good God, by Mike Reeves

Whatever else we may be or do, we present God to others.  We present God in our preaching of the Bible, and we present God as we live our lives.  A critical question, then, has to be this: which God … Continue reading

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Radio Interview: The Leadership File

A few weeks ago I was invited to head into London for an interview on Premier Christian Radio, with Andy Peck on The Leadership File.  The show was broadcast on the 18th December, and is now available on demand in … Continue reading

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Book Review: Is There a Doctor in the House?, by Ben Witherington III

Is There a Doctor in the House?  An Insider’s Story and Advice on Becoming a Biblical Scholar, 2011, Zondervan. I picked up this little book thinking it would only appeal to my interest in academia, but found it to be … Continue reading

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Saturday Short Thought: Ajith Fernando on Technology & Theology in Preaching

This week I have been thinking out loud about technology and sermon preparation. Later today I will be adding a book review of a book on biblical scholarship by Ben Witherington III.  Let me quote a brief segment that is … Continue reading

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