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Blogger spotlights ‘Three Amigos,’ ‘Ferris Bueller,’ and ‘Princess Bride’ among examples
Gospel coalition blogger Kevin DeYoung says preachers should turn to movie clips for their sermon illustrations – er, for illustrations on how NOT to preach, that is.
He starts with some Steve Martin silliness from Three Amigos, then Ben Stein’s droning ways in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, followed by (bad) examples from The Karate Kid, Star Wars, and The Princess Bride.
Funny stuff – and instructional. Pastors, take note!
The Bulletin
Americans’ growing frustrations with Israel, Kash Patel sues The Atlantic for $250 million, and the popularity of John Mark Comer.
News
An interview with Sunday Bobai Agang about the lessons he learned from his abduction last month.
News
An NBA player’s fall resurrects an old anxiety: When does talking about faith become “detrimental conduct”?
News
Young people are using social media to spread the gospel and denounce the Communist regime.
Public Theology Project
The Atlantic’s McKay Coppins told me about problems that feel eerily similar to what I see in the church.
Wire Story
Women still dominate church pews, but studies find that devotion among Gen Z women has cooled to levels on par with Gen Z men.
The venerable theological tradition makes war slower, riskier, costlier, and less efficient—and that’s the point.
