In defence of preaching points

I regularly read Chris Green’s blog. I really like it and it often gets me thinking about the nuts and bolts of ministry (which is

Do you expect God to speak?

Yesterday, I wrote about how our preaching could be simply improved if we focus on what the passage says and what the passage means for

Don’t let it say nothing to me about my life

I am a firm believer in preaching. I spend a lot of time preparing and delivering sermons and studies. Even yesterday, I delivered a sermon

Don’t eat pudding for breakfast, dinner and tea

Given free choice, my children would eat nothing but ice cream. There is rarely a time they don’t fancy ice cream and, given the option,

Why I script my sermons

I know it is a practice verboten in every theological college and seminary I can think of, but I still take a full script into the