Category: Preaching

An Example of Judging Hastily

Many years ago, while working with a local church, there was man who occasionally attended Sunday services with his wife and son, who were faithful members of the congregation. I will call him Mr. XL. I’d had a few very…

Looking at a Trend

I was blessed with being able to solely “live of the gospel” (cf. 1 Cor. 9:14) for my 50+ years of working with local churches. For all of those years we were able to live on the support provided by…

Balancing a Mind to Work and a Will to Fight

“So built we the wall; and all the wall was joined together unto the half thereof: for the people had a mind to work…And it came to pass from that time forth, that the half of my servants wrought in…

Amos or Amaziah

A number of years ago, in a conversation with someone concerning preachers and preaching, the person stated that he thought a preacher needed to have charisma and be entertaining in order to be effective. As I reflect back on that,…

Contending for the Faith or Striving about Words

“Remind them of these things, charging them before the Lord not to strive about words to no profit, to the ruin of the hearers.” (2 Timothy 2:14 NKJV) The Apostle Paul did not shun controversy as a Christian –…