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When It Seems God Doesn’t Care
preaching in a pandemicWhen It Seems That God Doesn’t Care In the last post we saw that people need a sense of security, that God is in control, during a pandemic. But what about when it seems that God doesn’t care about my pain? Beyond security, however, people need a sense that God cares about them, that he […]
The Need for Security in a Pandemic
preaching in a pandemicThe Need for Security in a Pandemic In the last post we began looking at how to preach in a pandemic. Today we look at this fact: there is a need for security in a pandemic for most people. Let me explain. Why Conservative Churches Are Growing In the early 1970’s a sociologist named Dean […]
Preaching in a Pandemic
Top Preaching TipsPreaching in a Pandemic In this post I begin a series on recommendations on how to go about preaching in a pandemic such as we are experiencing right now. When we, as human beings, engage in things that cause us loss, it can easily become a time of questioning our faith. A Story As I […]
The Sermon is a Symphony
Top Preaching TipsThe Sermon is a Symphony In Shakespeare’s play, Hamlet, there is a scene in which the main character, Hamlet, is walking down the corridor of the palace reading. Someone asked him, as he walked, what he was reading. His response was, “Words, words, words, words”. In other words, nothing much, just a jumble of unimportant words. […]
Walk The Talk
Top Preaching TipsWalk the Talk In the past few posts we have been looking at organizing your sermon well, with the hearer in mind. There is more to say in that regard, but an article I read recently sets me off on a different path. Let’s think for a few minutes about what it means to walk […]