As iron sharpens iron,
one person sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)
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In his primary description of himself, God includes a list of related attributes (Ex 34.6-7):
CompassionateGraciousSlow to angerAbounding in lovingkindnessAbounding in truthKeeping lovingkindness for thousandsForgiving iniquity, transgression, and sinNot leaving the guilty unpunishedVisiting the iniquity of fathers upon childrenAnd…
As I approach my 60th year of life, I find myself more aware of things I’ve learned that I should try to pass on to future generations. One of those skillsets is how to craft a good sermon. I still have room for improvement, but I do have an approach to sermon-crafting and delivery that a fair number of preachers could learn something from.
A little context: I heard more than a thousand sermons by the time I finished grade school. In high school, we were required to take notes, so I probably outlined a couple hundred during those years (Sunday AM, PM, Wednesday PM and youth…
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I am considering this matter of plain speaking in theological discourse, and have noted my dislike of those views which put something in a such way that it is easy to mistake the intentions. We are used to being given the run-around by the cults—for they deal in duplicity—but evangelical brothers and sisters can do this sort of thing too. I only wish to issue a plea for plain-speaking.
Any “liberal” scholar will attest to the fact that the Four…
