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Offer Hope When Preaching The Headlines
preaching the headlinesOffer Hope When Preaching the Headlines We are in a series of posts that examine how to preach the headlines responsibly. The first of the series is here. In this post we will explore the principle that we should offer hope when preaching the headlines Hope Is Based in God’s Faithfulness There is a way […]
Speak Pastorally, Not Politically
preaching the headlinesSpeak Pastorally, Not Politically In this post we continue looking at how to preach the headlines effectively. You can access the first of these posts here. In this post I want to consider the need to speak pastorally, not politically when preaching the headlines. One of the greatest challenges in preaching the headlines is that, […]
Preach Toward Faithful Christian Response, Not Mere Commentary
preaching the headlinesPreach Toward Faithful Christian Response, Not Mere Commentary We are in a series of blog posts exploring the subject of how to preach the headlines. The first post in this series is found here. In this post we will explore the third principle from Lisa Thompson’s book on this subject: Preach toward faithful Christian Response, […]
Let Scripture Set the Agenda, Not the News
preaching the headlinesLet Scripture Set The Agenda, Not the News In the last post, we saw that when preaching the headlines that we should not preach the news, but preach the meaning of the news. In this post, we will consider the principle to let Scripture set the agenda, not the news cycle when preaching the headlines. […]
Begin With the stories Under the Headline
preaching the headlinesBegin with the Stories Under The Headlines We are in a series of posts considering how to go about preaching the headlines of the day. Here’s the first in the series. In this post we are going to look at a principle for doing this well: Begin with the stories under the headline to engage […]