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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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No Ads to See

Apparently individual posts on this site were carrying adverts placed there by someone other than me.  Today somebody found the ad to be inappropriate.  I have paid the fee to remove ads from the site.  Apologies for any annoyance from … Continue reading

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Idea as DNA

The goal of the passage study process is the single sentence summary that distills the message of the passage into a short statement.  This sentence then acts as sheriff of the sermon preparation process, determining whether each element of the … Continue reading

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Sharing Posts

Until recently I included a rather obvious Sharing button after each post.  This is no longer necessary as WordPress has included a helpful share feature.  If you read a post and want to share it on facebook, email, twitter, etc., … Continue reading

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10 Ways to Make Your Listeners Uncomfortable – cont.

Continuing ten ways to disturb the comfortable with your preaching: 6. Don’t make it clear when you are starting a rhetorical question. If the question slips in and people miss it, they then land in the pause as uncomfortable outsiders, … Continue reading

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But Wait, They Can See My Notes

Yesterday I wrote about some of the challenges that come from our listeners not being able to see our notes.  We preach orally, but tend to prepare in literary forms (manuscript, indented outlines, etc.)  I mentioned the issue of transitions … Continue reading

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The Height of Application – 2

On Friday I wrote about raising the bar without just cranking up the pressure. But any talk of application must also bring us back to take a prayerful look at ourselves.  I read a comment in Michael Quicke’s 360-Degree Leadership, … Continue reading

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Christmas Break

No posts for a few days.  Enjoy your Christmas and please check back soon!

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Evening Seminar – Chicago Area

Just a quick post to say that we are planning to visit the Chicago area in the first half of May, 2010.  If you’d be interested, I’d be happy to offer an evening seminar on some aspect of preaching, or … Continue reading

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FYI: Comments Delayed

Just a quick FYI – any comments submitted to the site during the second half of March will not be approved and appear until the end of the month.  I’ll be unable to access the internet for about two weeks, … Continue reading

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