What The Blues Teaches Us About Preaching
This is getting more painful as time goes on. Now Haggard admits to buying Meth from a gay prostitute. Haggard admits to purchasing illigal drugs, but he does not admit to the sexual relationship that the prostitute alledges. While he admits to purchasing the drugs, Haggard tells us that he did not take the drugs but only threw them away.
Over at the Jazz Theologian blog there is a discussion of swing and syncopation in Bible Hermeneutics. The Jazz Theologian believes that syncopation
The Bible, Swing, and Syncopation Read Morecan be applied to the scriptures and if we do, we will discover, not hidden meaning but meaning that has been missed because it falls on the off beats of scripture.
Are you confused about what a lectionary is and what it is for? Here is a link to a powerpoint presentation describing the Lectionary Cycle.
At this link you will find the lectionary readings for this year in pdf format.
And don’t forget to visit my own Lectionary Blog and Podcast.
Lectionary Description Read MoreOver at the ChurchHacks blog you will find a four part series on How to Extend your sermons beyond Sunday. I would encourage you to check it out. In the first installment the author suggests that you Provide an outline, Give them something to take home, and give them homework.
Getting more Mileage out of Your Sermons Read MoreThe Pensees blog has an article entitled “The Seeker-Insensitive Movement.” In it the author identifies the phenomenon of Church Hopping as another name for Backslinding.
In a very insightful quote the author states:
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Covenant Theological Seminary has a number of free audio lectures for Religion and Theology courses including Youth
The Jazz Theologian has an interesting quote from this biography of Desmond Tutu. Here Tutu is seen as a Jazz conductor.
At this link you will find a tool that will help you find the perfect Bible for you. It would have been nice for them to add in a few more versions like the NRSV, but besides that little problem, you can find the Bible you are looking for. As soon as you find the Bible you can select it and purchase it from Amazon.com or Christianbook.com.
Find Your Perfect Bible Read MoreEd Eubanks from the Placement Reflections Blog was interviewed by the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship about this issue. Here is the link to the informative article that also has links to other resources.
The first half of the article is directed to churches who have guest speakers, the second half is to guest speakers themselves. I encourage you to check out this interesting resource.
How to be a Guest Preacher Read MoreThere are some who think that T.D. Jakes or Eddie Long are the epitome of Black Preaching. However the National Baptists (the largest Black Baptist Convention) spoke against this version of Black preaching at their national convention.
Black Baptists Speak against Prosperity Preaching Read MoreThe Jazz Theologian asks this interesting question, “Is Jazz the Ubuntu of America?” This is his current series. Ubuntu is an African word that means, “I am who I am becuase of other people.” Desmond Tutu, according to the post, states that “I am human becuase I belong. I participate. I share.” It emphasizes connectedness.
Ubuntu and Jazz in America Read MoreOver at the Expository Thoughts blog, Paul Lamey gives a parable about preaching where one preacher, named Pastor Lite, simply gives the people rice cakes. These rice cakes are flavored well and thus provide the people something tasty but not very filling. However, another preacher, named Flames Montgomery, gave the people steaks and the people got full.
What are You Feeding the People? Read MoreThe Theocentric Preaching blog has an interesting post on how to avoid the “Homiletic Hermeneutic.” The homiletic hermeneutic is one where the homiletical impulse overpowers the original meaning of the text. In it the author quotes the Expository Thoughts blog, which quotes Daniel I. Block, by giving 6 characteristics that show evidence of using a “homiletical hermeneutic.”
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