Preaching from Trapeze

When God’s message changes the messenger.

Your biblical blind spots and what you tend not to see.

When the church you love tries to enter the 21st century.

Angelic host proclaims: Jim Walker calls his approach to preaching “fellowship with the Word.”

The vital ministry in assisted living facilities and funeral homes.

A.J. Jacobs spent a year trying to be completely obedient to Scripture. Even down to his underwear.

The 21st-century makes demands of those who want to communicate the richness of the gospel.

For God’s people, the opposite of simplicity is not complexity. It’s duplicity.

How much has changed over 50 years?

I hear two voices—assessing, accusing. Which will I listen to?

Today many people choose churches like they choose groceries.

God’s people are distinguished by one thing; my job is to teach it.

How the genre of the biblical text should shape sermon structure.

Types of Heroes We All Should Have

The modern world was inclined toward reduction, efficiency, and things you can count.

Why we need to listen to more Scripture, without embellishment, in worship and life.

If we ignore the reality of hell, we make one of Jesus’ frequent teachings a mere metaphor.