Skepticism Can Keep Us From Blessing, Can

Normally, If Someone's Legacy Will Outlast Their Life, It's Apparent When They Die. On The Day When Alexander The Great, Or Caesar Augustus, Or Napoleon, Or Socrates, Or Muhammad Died, Their Reputations Were Immense. When Jesus Died, His Tiny, Failed Movement Appeared Clearly At An End.

Today, See Each Problem As An Invitation To Prayer.

A Bad Sermon Is Like A Car Wreck - Everyone Slows Down To See What Happened.

When Preaching Is Done Right, It Can Change Lives. When It's Done Badly, My Failure Goes Beyond The Merely Human.

When I Teach The Formal Curriculum, I Have The Chance To Think About It Ahead Of Time. I Can Rehearse It. I Can Illustrate It With Self-deprecating Humor And Humble-sounding Personal Disclosure. I Can Try To Make It Comes Out Just Right.