Featured article: The Emotionally Healthy Preacher, Peter Scazzero

All preachers know that we need to prepare our souls to preach, but what exactly needs to enter into that preparation? What should we pray about? How do we discern the condition of our own souls? In this insightful interview with Queens, New York, pastor Peter Scazzero, author of "Emotionally Healthy Spirituality," we learn specifics about essential places to turn our attention as we prepare our hearts to proclaim God's Word.

This week we also feature:

• Sermon: The Offering, by Vito Aiuto
• Illustration: Our Words Reveal the Condition of Our Hearts
• Video Illustration: Strangers

Preaching Christ,

Brian Larson
Editor, PreachingToday.com
blarson@christianitytoday.com

P.S. You can also check out our new pack of "Preaching Resources for Holy Week", a convenient bundle of five outstanding Holy Week sermons, ten Easter-related illustrations, and a free excerpt from an essay about Palm Sunday from a new InterVarsity Press book based on the Gospel of Matthew.

Craig Brian Larson is the pastor of Lake Shore Church in Chicago and author and editor of numerous books, including The Art and Craft of Biblical Preaching (Zondervan). He blogs on Knowing God and His Ways at craigbrianlarson.com.