Economist Richard Layard believes that although people are getting wealthier and living more comfortably, they’re not getting happier. He argues in Happiness: Lessons from a New Science that a “zero-s...
Let’s suppose somebody claimed to be the greatest baseball fan of all times. We might ask him, “What makes you the biggest fan ever? Do you know more about the game than anyone else? Have ...
A little girl answered the phone in her house and a salesman said, “Little girl, may I speak to your mother?” The little girl replied, “She’s busy right now.” The salesma...
Paul Edwards interviews pastor-teacher of Grace Community Church John MacArthur about the emerging church movement in America....
The first step in preparing a biblical message is to study the passage......
Whenever we face a communication challenge, telling a story is a good option, and sometimes it is the very best option....
Mark Dever explains why the regular diet of the church should consist of the explanation and application of particular portions of God’s Word. ...
his newest book, 3:16, Lucado explores that great passage we know as John 3:16. He recently visited with Preaching editor Michael Duduit about the sermon series that led to the book, then discussed hi...
House Church. For pastors, the mere term once conjured up images of angry men and women gathered around a kitchen table, condemning the mistakes and failures of the traditional church they had left f...
Rick is the co-author of The Externally Focused Church and 60 Simple Things Every Pastor Should Know, and his newest book is Living a Life on Loan. He was recently interviewed by Preaching editor Mich...
Humor, especially in the pulpit, can be tricky, but often worth the risk in order to connect with your congregation. You can buy books that have all the variations of humor, but there are three broad ...
N.T. Wright was one of the featured speakers at the recent International Congress on Preaching in Cambridge, where he was interviewed by Preaching editor Michael Duduit...
Choosing to Preach is a call to preach biblical sermons and, at the same time, to recognize that there are many ways to carry out that mandate....
It is not necessary, on a Sunday morning, to become a comedian for Christ. Yet neither is there a scriptural reference that claims blessed are the bored....
Dr. Chet Weld
When a pastor falls into sin, especially sexual sin, the ripple effect on the lives of others is often immeasurable....
An Interview with Mark Labberton, Sr. Pastor of First Presbyertian Church of Berkley, Califonia....