What makes a sermon good? That has been a notoriously difficult question to answer. There are really only four kinds of sermons: biblically shallow and contextually irrelevant; biblically substantive ...

To those listening from the pews, a spiritual leader’s sermons may seem improvised on the spot, but researching and writing those words can take weeks — sometimes even months. This week’s clergy ...

This feature is only available to members. Join now for full online access. I want to talk this morning about preaching and what preaching is all about. My fantasy about what congregations think ...