August 19, 2023

Funeral Prep Worksheet

I have officiated A LOT of funerals. Normally, as part of the funeral planning process I meet with the family (as many as can be assembled) to get to know more about the person who has passed away....

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August 17, 2023

The Church, Education and Credentialism

Recently, I've given some thought to going back to school. I do not have a master's degree, and have thought about pursuing a Masters of Divinity and a PhD. I'm not going to go down that route...

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August 14, 2023

Rules for preaching: don't worry about delivery

Recently, while talking with a young man in my church about his preaching, he said something like “I felt like I had good content, but my delivery wasn’t good.” The thing is, I didn’t...

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August 8, 2023

Rules for preaching: avoid foolish questions

It's been awhile since I wrote a post about preaching, I've only published three so far, and I fully intend to keep doing this until I have at least ten. Today I want to give you the fourth of my...

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