The very idea of preaching a single doctrine seems misguided, even though it’s far superior to preaching on neat themes that intrigue the consumers out there. So I didn’t expect to like reading ...

I was in over my head, and I knew it. During my senior year of college, I was called to pastor a rural congregation fifteen minutes off campus. My senior class friends were making the most of their ...

“Exegesis for Preaching” (working title, German translation “Exegese für die Predigt”, in the following only called EfP), describes a project, in which New Testament exegetes, practical theologists, ...

During my ministry to my first two churches, I floundered. For ten years I searched for a way to make my sermons meaningful. I used both topical and exegetical preaching, but something was lacking. A ...

When Mark McGranahan was finally done with high school, he was ready to be done. “After high school, I said, ‘Thank God I’m done with school. I am never going back again,’” said McGranahan, who grew ...