Of all red-letter days on the American calendar, Thanksgiving is an easy pick for favorite–and that goes double for Christians. Why? To begin, I’d say that any semblance of observance of a feast with a name like this demands a personal God on the receiving end of those thanks. This is an implicit concession reaching … [Read more…]
There’s no profit if you preach the finest message—carefully crafted, Calvinistically alliterated, with each of the three points supported by three separate Biblical texts and propelled by a dazzlingly clear illustration—if you, or something you do, distracts the listener. Your sermon may be a weapon with a wallop, but weapons need appropriate delivery systems—if there’s … [Read more…]