An article I recently wrote was published this week at Preaching Today entitled "Let the Message Live in You: May we be preachers who bring a word of life to others because it has become a word of life first in us." This article arose from some of my recent work as part of my …
Time Touching Eternity: Preaching through the Christian Year
My latest article at Preaching Today went live this week. In it I explore the ways in which preaching can benefit from following the Christian year. What follows is an excerpt, but you can read the entire article here. When I was a college student, I gave up wearing a watch. I would keep track …
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Preparing People for Christmas with Advent Preaching
It was a real privilege to join Matt Woodley for an episode of Preaching Today's podcast, Monday Morning Preacher, entitled: "Preparing People for Christmas with Advent Preaching." Matt and I talked about the significance of Advent, why preaching the preparation of Advent is important, and also offered some examples of how I have done this …
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Preaching the Psalms of Ascent: A Soundtrack for the Pilgrimage of Faith
An article I wrote for Preaching Today on preaching the Psalms of Ascent came out last week. This article came to life through my own journey of preaching the Psalms of Ascent at Eastbrook Church in late 2017 through a series entitled "Ascend: The Psalms of Ascent." Thanks to Andrew Finch and Matt Woodley at PT, who …
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Pivoting Your Summer Preaching Series
I had the privilege of joining Preaching Today with Lawrence Aker III and Matt Woodley for a webinar last week on the topic of pivoting summer preaching series. Initially available only for members of Preaching Today, they recorded the webinar and posted in online here, where you can watch it in its entirety, as well as see …
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