I used this introduction last night to get a hearing on Paul’s tough teaching regarding the man having sex with his stepmother in I. Cor. 5. At the onset of the worship time I told people I was going to “stretch their imaginations tonight . . . .so stay with me ’til the end.” Here’s [...]
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In an attempt to be creative . . .February 5, 2009
January 5, 2009
No other modern public speaker does what the preacher tries to do. The trial attorney has glossy photographs and bagged evidence to hand around; the teacher has blackboards and overhead projectors; the politician has brass bands and media consultants. All the preacher has is words, (Barbara Brown Taylor in The Preaching Life, 81).
JGO (Josh Graves [...]
October 12, 2007
Going into ministry, I knew I would not become a wealthy man, though, by global standards, I know that is not really true.
There are aspects of my work, however, that I would not trade for a six-figure salary, or an expensive home in the HamptonsToday, I received a letter from a young man from New [...]
