Blog Articles
Narrative Preaching
September 9, 2010 By Dr. Lenny Luchetti - In: Blog
There has been lots of buzz of late concerning the power of narrative preaching to connect with postmodern people who crave, enjoy, and are moved by a good story, or narrative. Of course, narrative preaching is not new. Some homileticians, including Fred Craddock and Eugene Lowry, have been talking about the power of narrative sermons for more than three decades. However, the presumably more practical and relevant 3-5 point linear sermons have monopolized the preaching scene since the rise of Post-Enlightenment Modernity.
Do I Need God?
August 20, 2010 By Tricia Allen - In: Blog
An American woman serving in Yemen was heard saying, “In America, it’s hard to need God.”
What?! How can that be? I initially thought. Then my friend, who had overheard the missionary’s words, explained. American life is so comfortable and virtually without persecution. With so many distractions jockeying to rule our lives, how do we find room to need God when we think we “need” so many other things?
Brush Piles
August 18, 2010 By Mark O. Wilson - In: Blog
While making brush piles of broken branches in the aftermath of the recent wind storm, I recalled the following account shared by former Wesleyan leader, Dr. Oliver G. Wilson.
It's a Small World
August 17, 2010 By Todd Nettleton - In: Blog Feature Leadership
So last night I got a message from the CEO of a major publishing company.
I've always wanted to begin a conversation with those words. Today I can.
No…it wasn't about my novel, Justice For All (available in print and on Kindle, by the way). I'm still waiting for that call.
Serious Business
August 10, 2010 By Mark O. Wilson - In: Blog
Joy is serious business! It is the natural state of the soul. Joylessness is like a toothache, which indicates an internal cavity–or worse.
When we discover that the joy has evaporated it's time to do some inner heart examination. Where did the joy go? What poisons have entered my soul, resulting in this negativism?
