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Can I Be a Preacher?

“Can I be a preacher someday, Pastor Ben?” said the smiling little 9-year-old boy across the desk from me.  One of my joys every Sunday morning is having some of the young ones come say good morning to me there in my office.  They usually want to show me their outfit, new toy, or doll, but yesterday, I had one wanting to…

Why So Many Churches Hear So Little of the Bible

On the heels of my meta-sermon (a sermon about sermons) last night, I find Al Mohler’s recent blog both intriguing and helpful.  Dr. Mohler is the president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, a leader in the Southern Baptist Convention, and one of the nation’s leading commentators on the interaction between culture and theology.  You’ll definitely want to read his blog here.  May…

The Glorious Ministry of Expositional Preaching

Right now I’m preaching through the book of Hosea.  I honestly had no idea how tough this book really is until I read through it several times in preparation for this series.  I had read the book a few years ago when I was taking Old Testament survey, but it was different then.  Then I was reading the book just for familiarity. …