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I often talk about preaching to “Real People Going Through Real Issues.” I use the term “Preaching to Grandma and Dem?” Preaching to “Grandma and Dem” is an attempt to …

The other day someone called me… “Hey Doc…I need to look at this text from a different angle…can you help me?” Well…I am a different person…so probably will hit it …

On Homiletic Purpose What Is Your Sermon’s Objective? You are about to preach a sermon… Can you sum up the objective of the sermon in a sentence? What would your …

I turned 51 years of age today… And Life is good… But it can be rough… Things didn’t go as I had planned always in ministry… Even this ministry…

I was driving on a country road in some dense fog early one morning. I had on my head lights… But I still couldn’t see very far in front of …

So every so often someone hits me up to help them with a text to preach… Usually these are just a quick look at the text to help folks look …

There are two categories of texts that are very hard to preach. They are close to impossible to even read beyond a superficial level. The first category of texts that …

“Hey Doc, I got a sermon, can you help me find a text so that I can preach it?” A young preacher asked me through email. He was so excited. …

I saw a chorister lead a few hymns. And then another one… And the difference was striking… The energy from the congregation was much different between the two. The difference …

You know what…. I have said this before… But my sermon prep happens literally… EVERYWHERE… Sometimes I am practicing the sermon while driving to work… Yep…If you drive by me, …

Great preaching has Solid scholarship…you have used whatever ability you have to get at the Bible writer’s intent. That will look like original language study if you know them. It …

Do you have devotional time that is just between “You and God” and doesn’t affect your sermon prep? Someone asked… Or more clearly…”Does sermon prep count as devotional time?” Let …