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Comparing Christian and Buddhist preaching
from Popularizing Buddhism: Preaching as Performance Art in Sri Lanka by Mahinda Deegalle In Christian preaching, there is a common understanding that the preacher is a vehicle for the words of God: … more →
Dharmically Speaking
Improving Speech While Not Preparing - 3
Peter Mead wrote 3 hours ago: For the past two days I have looked at word choices and verbal pauses. More could be said, but it w … more →
Improving Speech While Not Preparing - 2
Peter Mead wrote 1 day ago: Yesterday I referred to Jay Adams’ suggestion that we can improve our language use best by wor … more →
Improving Speech While Not Preparing
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Peter Mead wrote 2 days ago: Jay Adams suggests that improvements in speech should be pursued during everyday life, but not when … more →
Of Bifurcations and Dichotomies
Peter Mead wrote 3 days ago: Most people have a tendency to think in black and white categories. Something is either right or wr … more →
A Tired Feast
Peter Mead wrote 4 days ago: Sunday morning I preached the last of the messages. I’d taught class for four days, but then … more →
Giving a Testimony
Peter Mead wrote 5 days ago: nugget from Richard Bewes’ book, Speaking in Public Effectively. As a preacher, you may not be aske … more →
The Subject We Don't Mention
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Peter Mead wrote 1 week ago: Actually there are several subjects that preachers are not supposed to talk about, but I’d like to m … more →
Reformation Lessons for Preachers – Part 2
Peter Mead wrote 1 week ago: Yesterday I quoted at length from Mike Reeves’ message on Justification (available on theologynetwor … more →
Reformation Lessons for Preachers
Peter Mead wrote 1 week ago: There could be no end to posts dealing with lessons for preachers from the Reformation. I’d like to … more →
Preaching Longer Narratives - Part 2
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Peter Mead wrote 1 week ago: Yesterday I began to respond to Anthony’s question about preaching longer narratives: How do y … more →
Preaching Longer Narratives
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Peter Mead wrote 1 week ago: Anthony asked the following after one of the posts last week: I preach only occasionally, and have t … more →
What Is The Motivation . . .
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Peter Mead wrote 2 weeks ago: Do you ever wonder what someone’s motivation might be? For example, I was thinking about a ma … more →
Forging Connections
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Peter Mead wrote 2 weeks ago: Perhaps preaching could be defined as a work of forging connections. In a world of increasingly ind … more →
Textual Tone - Deduce, Demonstrate, Declare
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Peter Mead wrote 2 weeks ago: Each text in the Bible has a tone. We are often oblivious to it. Our training in Bible school tend … more →
The Clear Voice of the Gospel Still Rings Out!
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Jeremiah Gumm wrote 2 weeks ago: Sermon for the 1st Sunday of End Time: The Festival of the Reformation – 1 November 2009 It wa … more →
Narrative Breaking Series
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Peter Mead wrote 2 weeks ago: A story is a story. It should be studied as a story and understood as a story. But what about when … more →
Push Through To Unity of Main Idea - part 2
Peter Mead wrote 2 weeks ago: Last time I suggested one approach, simply asking what the passage is about. But what if that appro … more →
Preaching With Clarity - Top Ten Tips
Jonathan Mason wrote 3 weeks ago: Peter Mead suggests some hints and reminders. I summarise them here:- 1. Preach one big idea. 2. St … more →
Push Through To Unity of Main Idea
Peter Mead wrote 3 weeks ago: When you are confident that you are dealing with a legitimate unit of text, then you can be confiden … more →
