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Sermon Preparation

Resources for the Saturday night special — Illustrations

While proper exegesis is crucial for discerning God’s message from a text for a congregation, I don’t know of a preacher who isn’t always searching for metaphors and illustrations to help bring a sermon alive. Three points and a poem is pretty easy to put together, but the form has become dry enough that it’s […]

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I simply don’t understand…a Britney Rant

We know that Britney is at least: Mentally unbalanced. Most likely continuing to use mind altering substances (based on the decisions of the courts in the child custody case). Deemed by the courts to be unfit to be a custodial parent, due to her lifestyle. It is clear to the most amateur observer that this […]

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Sermon Preparation

Resources for the Saturday night special — Exegesis and Study

Back in seminary, I made a pledge to myself. “Self,” I said with great pomposity, “I know that you will never be like one of those preachers who are up late on Saturday nights writing their sermons. You will take time to get the sermon written early in the week, won’t you?” After all, I […]

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Welcome to the TechnoPastor

The last thing I need to do is to start another blog. After all, I have a personal blog that I ignore regularly, and run a site that aggregates others writings. And yet, I’ve realized that I have some things to share that don’t easily fit into those other spaces. You see, I’ve spent the […]