My first three years of preaching as a church planter were a trial by fire. From the start I had to develop a new capacity to preach on a regular basis. I also had to develop a new courage to preach.

"Preaching cannot be automated because preaching is not the mere transmission of information. It is a personal act of ...

Protestant churches have always prided themselves on their preaching and music, especially non-eucharistic churches that rely on the Bible alone to shape their Sunday services. At the other end of the ...

Every Sunday, unless worship is canceled on account of mud, one of the faithful at Nolan Ridge pulls a string on the rusty bell hanging under the eaves of the old church, announcing that the preaching ...

Forgive my misquoting of a quote which has already been misattributed to Mark Twain, but it seemed to fit our current moment regarding the craft of preaching. This past year, I left social media. One ...

Protestant churches have always prided themselves on their preaching and music, especially non-Eucharistic churches that rely on the Bible alone to shape their Sunday services. At the other end of the ...

Halfway through her 2019 VMA Awards montage of “Truth Hurts” and “Good as Hell” Lizzo delivered a sermon — a pink platform her pulpit; a giant inflatable, twerking butt an altar of sorts. “Let me talk ...

Artificial intelligence may be able to generate polished sermons, complete with structure, illustrations and theological analysis, but it cannot embody lived faith, suffering or spiritual encounter, ...

Young Americans have been turning away from religion in recent years. But North Point Community Church in Atlanta draws thousands of enthusiastic Gen Zers each week — in part because it embraces ...