Mark 5.22-43 And he said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace, and be healed of your disease.” Mother’s Day is a time for
Thanksgiving: The Essential Ingredient to True Christian Worship
Our reading for this Thanksgiving Day service is a Psalm that is entitled in the King James, “A Psalm of praise.” But the Hebrew word for Praise here,
Speaking with Conviction
I have been thinking about classes in training seminarians in public speaking. This is different than teaching homiletics, or preaching (or sacred
Preaching on Mission (Matthew 4:12 – 17): Keynote Message at the National Conference on Preaching
There has never been a more important time to talk to preachers about preaching on mission. The landscape of Old Christendom is like an
The Ground of Your Call: A Message to Pastoral Students
Dearest Students in the Gospel Ministry, What is the ground of your call as a minister? I want to write to you about ways of approaching your
“Be a Shepherd:” Thoughts on a Letter to a Young Pastor in the Springtime
Since getting sick (I am getting more stable now, thank you for your prayers) I get to go back through old manuscripts, old sermons, and, especially