Scott’s Blog

Mike Khandjian has a good post on our tendency to invest our ego into our sermons at Pooped Pastors. We don’t like to admit it but we preachers put a whole lot more weight on any given message than most would ever know. In a sense it is the highpoint of our own practical unbelief [...]

Yesterday I preached on the visit of the magi.  My main point was that the priests and Bible scholars had forgotten Israel’s calling to be a light to the nations even as God was revealing Christ’s birth to Gentiles.  I spoke about how easy it is for us, as the Church, to remember our calling [...]

Luke 24:13-35 The narrative of Jesus meeting the disciples on the road to serves as a wonderful image of the church in microcosm.  Yesterday evening I taught on the passage and wanted to share in brief some of the connections I see Luke pointing to in the event. ‘That very day’ – that is the [...]

Kim Riddlebarger posted on this helpful site -  www.bestcommentaries.com.  It lists commentaries by book and gives reviews and pricing info.  Very helpful for folks starting a library or replenishing after selling theirs to buy a new computer.

Saw this over at ‘The Unashamed Workman’

John Piper posted 5 Tips from C.S. Lewis about speaking and writing clearly.  Excellent rules for any communicator..

Every once in awhile I have a concerned member of the congregation bring a petition or a message they received through email.  Sometimes it’s about a sick child who’s wish it is to receive cards from all over the world.  Other times they have news of a supposed threat to the Christians from atheist lobbyist.  [...]

Out of the miry clay had some great quotes on preaching today.

A friend of mine is working on an indepedent study at seminary comparing Episcopal and Presbyterian sermons. As part of the course he’s asked friends (including me) from both traditions their thoughts on denominational dinstinctions in preaching. Here’s how I replied: I’ve tried to think of what I would considered distinctive about Presbyterian preaching and [...]

THe Countrey Parson preacheth constantly, the pulpit is his joy and his throne: if he at any time intermit, it is either for want of health, or against some great Festivall, that he may the better celebrate it, or for the variety of the hearers, that he may be heard at his returne more attentively. [...]