This anecdote was included in a blog post about the historical length of sermons during and after the reformation: A rather unforeseen and unfortunate consequence of lengthy sermons (coupled with compulsory attendance at church) presented itself on the Isle of Skye in 1578. On a misty Sunday morning, members of the clan MacDonald ran their …
An excerpt from Bill Giovannetti on Why I Preach Grace-Filled Sermons: When Jesus presented himself as the vine and his people as the branches, he left the enduring secret of fruitful living: “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without me …
Carl Trueman writes on Martin Luther And The Power Of Preaching; We don’t listen to sermons to hear about us. An excerpt: Luther’s sermons first of all remind us of a very important truth: we are not the center of the universe; God is. And we are not so unique that we need tailor-made personal …
Darryl Dash is enjoying Zack Eswine’s The Imperfect Pastor as well. In a post that also features pointers from Haddon Robinson and Brian Chapell, Dash provides these three questions that Eswine commends preachers to ask of the text they are studying: What does this passage show me about the loveliness of God? Or, put another …
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