David Murray has a couple of posts about preaching without notes or with less notes at his blog Head, Heart, Hand. In part one, after noting (from John Broadus) four main methods of sermon delivery (Reading, Reciting, Extemporizing, and Freely delivering), Murray explains his concern: The method chosen will determine how much paper is brought …

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Kevin DeYoung writes about ways of framing an argument that rely more on the technique than the content to carry the case: All of us can make strong sounding arguments that, upon closer inspection, are much less than meets the eye. We employ rhetorical strategies that look impressive (and often work) but contain hidden assumptions …

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Over the last weekend I listened to someone who was once very prominent in Australian Christianity as he visited our town. He had a lot to say that questioned his old understanding of the Christian faith, particularly songs that he had written. I think the critique of the distinctives of the movement that he was …

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