Culture Making: Recovering Our Creative Calling – BOOK REVIEW
The evils of the culture are often decried from the pulpit and among conservative commentators. “Our culture is going down the drain,” more than one concerned parent has quipped. As a pastor, I admit the moniker “culture” has been the proverbial whipping boy in various talks and sermons that have passed through my lips. Certainly, the cultural trends across North America appear to be veering further away from Christian morality and ethics. However, according to Andy Crouch in his landmark work, Culture Making, thinking of ‘culture’ as merely an idea or trend is highly myopic. . . .
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Applying the Sermon: How to Balance Biblical Integrity and Cultural Relevance BOOK REVIEW
Here is a book written for preachers by a preacher! Just like a great sermon, Overdorf grabs the reader’s attention and sets out on a fast-paced journey that is both remarkably interesting and informative. What is surprising is all that he is able to convey in a mere 175 pages (plus an appendix). He clearly knows the burdens of a pastor. Time is often short. Distractions are many. But faithful shepherds desire to present . . .
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How Can Christians Sing At Funerals?!
“How can Christians sing at funerals?!” someone once asked me.
Death is terrible. God designed us to grieve. The tears flow for our deceased loved ones.
But death need not be viewed as tragedy . . .
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Unleashing the Word: Rediscovering the Public Reading of Scripture BOOK REVIEW
Have you ever dozed off or glazed over during a moment of Scripture reading in a church service? Flushed with guilt, you immediately shook yourself back on track. But moments later – could you even remember the reference to the passage that was read? . . .
