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Warmth Rather than Light

People join churches more because they want warmth than light. We like to think it's our stunning proclamation of the truth that keeps them in the ...


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News from the Battlefield

The preacher brings a report from the battlefield of the conflict between Christ and Satan. The news is that for the whole of humankind Jesus Christ has ...


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Imitating the Voice of Christ

Pastor Mark Thompson of Faribault, Minnesota, suffered terrible knife wounds from an assailant in his home, in October 1988. One of the many consequences ...


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The Book of Jokes

The pastor's prayer: "And, Father, I ask thee now for a good text to accompany this fantastic joke."


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Preaching: Bee-Line to the Cross

I take my text and make a bee-line to the cross.


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The Preacher's Function

The true function of a preacher is to disturb the comfortable and to comfort the disturbed.


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Dulling the Sword

Euphemism has its place, says this Anglican priest, but not in the Bible. His criticism of the New English Bible [for example] is included in Fair Speech: ...


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Composer and Score

An awe for the composer, God, is necessary before a pastor can fully understand his score, the Bible.


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Spotlight the Scripture

In recent years I have become increasingly aware of the dangerous possibility of making the Word of God sensational. Just as people can watch spellbound ...


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No Culture Shock

[In helping others traverse the Scriptures, we can], like Americans junketing in Asia, ... carefully select the itinerary, stop only at Western-style ...


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