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April 22, 2026

This edition is sponsored by Victor Pentz

Urgency Is Not Faithfulness

A church that quickly reacts to every controversy is echoing the culture, not God’s Word.

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Are you tired of feeling like every sermon rises or falls on you? Many pastors today carry an unspoken burden — the pressure to be compelling and relevant, keeping people engaged week after week. But what if preaching was never meant to depend primarily on you? In The High View of Preaching, longtime pastor Vic Pentz offers a deeply liberating reminder: the power of preaching rests on Christ, who speaks through His Word by the Holy Spirit.

Rooted in Scripture, pastoral experience, and historic Christian theology, this book offers hope for weary preachers and renewed vision for the pulpit. Pastors rediscover joy in preaching without carrying unrealistic expectations. Less anxiety, more faithfulness. Download the introduction for FREE or purchase your own copy of the full book to be reminded that you are not the source — you are the vessel.

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The Shepherd’s Way Is Slower

Wendell Berry’s “Jayber Crow” reveals what pastors risk losing when they trade presence for productivity.

Ministry in the Present Tense

Unshackle yourself from the tyranny of the past and future.

Forget Charisma. Look for the Weak and the Slow.

Pete Scazzero discusses how pastors can identify and train healthy leaders.

Let the Message Live in You

May we be preachers who bring a word of life to others because it has become a word of life first in us.

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