It’s amazing how many people who are unhappy and feeling the need to leave a church are repeating past experiences, whether in church or in life. That and about ninety-five percent of the complaints in a typical local congregation seem to be generated by five percent o the membership. From Dane Ortlund: ‘Avoid foolish controversies, …
A well-considered and engaging article on the way in which underdogs become winners, not by trying to match their superiors at their own game, but by finding ways within the rules to play the game to their advantage. It involves references to a twelve-year-old girls basketball team, Lawrence of Arabia, David and Goliath among others. …
Always interesting to see how other people compose their sermons. Here’s a couple of examples. It helps to see that while the actual delivered sermon is an expression of an individual personality, common patterns within the preparation process can be identified. Alistair Bain provides a detailed outline of his sermon writing process. From Darryl Dash: …
Back in Theological College we had a chapel worship service each week, and during the course of the year, along with some visitors, each student would have opportunity to preach. Then we’d depart from the chapel, return to our lecture room, and have a time where the sermon was evaluated by students and whatever staff …
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