Allegory and Typology Explained and Explored
Recently, David Prince sat down with Dr. Russell Moore, President of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention to talk preaching. With Pastor Jeremy Haskins moderating the discussion, Drs. Prince and Moore discussed
Been There, Preached That: Today’s Conservatives Sound Like Yesterday’s Liberals
William H. Willimon graciously agreed to serve as the external reader for my dissertation on Christ-Centered Expository Preaching several years ago. He is an insightful thinker and a courageous critic. Willimon writes as a self-described
An Open Letter to Evangelical Preachers
Dear Preacher, If preaching embarrasses you, then please get out of the pulpit and do something else. How do you know if preaching embarrasses you? If you believe that preaching was a more effective medium
What God has Joined Together: Indicatives and Imperatives
Dr. Prince has an important new article on preaching up at the ERLC website. He writes: In Preaching Christ in All of Scripture, Edmund Clowney makes a helpful distinction between what he describes as “truth
What is Christ-Centered Preaching?
Recently, David Prince sat down with Dr. Russell Moore, President of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention to talk preaching. With Pastor Jeremy Haskins moderating the discussion, Drs. Prince and Moore discussed
A Pacifist Call for Preaching as Spiritual War
Professor Stanley Hauerwas of Duke University’s Divinity School is retiring. Hearing the news made me think about what I consider his most helpful essay. He is a man who enjoys probing questions and as a
How Vin Scully Can Help You become a Better Preacher
“One of the best ways to develop oral skill is to read aloud and pay attention to the best oral presentation outside the pulpit. Baseball radio announcers are an excellent example of vivid speech, which
Preach Christ from the Gospels
I am frequently asked, “What was the topic of your dissertation?” When I reply, “Developing a Christocentric, Kingdom-Focused Model of Expository Preaching” the response is often, “Oh, it is about preaching Christ in the Old
Preparing an Oral Manuscript for Preaching
“If the preacher had to choose between doing without careful sermon preparation and doing without direct contact with his audience, I suppose he should do without direct contact with his audience. But that’s like deciding
Preaching as an Eschatological Event
Paul declares that God has given him, “the least of all saints,” a mission of preaching the mystery and unsearchable riches of Christ to the Gentiles (Eph 3:3, 8). Further, he asserts the cosmic significance