The Price of Leadership

Being a leader is wonderful. But it is not without its price.

Ministering to Ministers

Who shall minister to the ministers, if not we, in our love for one another?

The Preacher's Function

The true function of a preacher is to disturb the comfortable and to comfort the disturbed.

Spotlight the Scripture

In recent years I have become increasingly aware of the dangerous possibility of making the Word of God sensational. Just as people can watch spellbound ...

No Culture Shock

[In helping others traverse the Scriptures, we can], like Americans junketing in Asia, ... carefully select the itinerary, stop only at Western-style ...

The Tenders of Vision

The tenders of vision are often lonely, usually unpopular, and frequently demand that others change. People with a vision inject ambiguity and risk and ...

Surprising Sudden Conversions

There is not a "type" for sudden conversion. The Bible tells us that all of us have this opportunity. Consider these classic cases:

Here is C.S. ...

Beyond Sermons

Preaching is not the art of making a sermon and delivering it. Preaching is the art of making a preacher and delivering him.

Sunday Evening Let-Down

I wonder if the strong sense of frustration which comes over me so frequently on Sunday evening and to which many other parsons have confessed is merely ...

The Leader's Prayer

Dear God, I find it so easy to try to be the one in charge. I find it so painful to realize that I am not the one in control. Help me know when saying ...