Kenneth A. Briggs on the Vanishing Bible
An article in today’s Religion News Service has me wanting to read Kenneth A. Briggs’ new book on the diminishing place of the bible in North American Christianity, The Invisible […]
The Restful Homily?
Thanks to Mad Padre’s Man In Dublin for putting me on to this graphic from the Catholic Memes site. My father, who was what in the old Anglican world was […]
Doing Church in Hipster Brooklyn
Sometimes I’m tempted to think that churches are no longer countries for young people, and then a story like this one give me hope. Perhaps the “Skinny Jeans” angle explains […]
“If People Are the Focus Then There’s No Hope”. Paul Wilson on Preaching
Paul Scott Wilson, from Emmanuel College, Toronto School of Theology, on what he calls “one of the biggest issues that there is in preaching”, the need for the preacher to […]
Notable Quotable: Barry Ward on Why Funeral Planning Matters
“A Christian funeral service focuses attention on what God has done for us in Christ.” So says Rev. Barry Ward, pastor of Saving Grace Lutheran Church in Saskatchewan, in a […]
Tom Long on Narrative vs Episodic Preaching
I have a lot of time for Tom Long as a guide to the art of preaching. I heard him at a clergy day some years back and his wisdom […]