Anecdotes

Article

Creating a Culture of Belief Through Personal Stories

A practical look at how one church uses the power of testimonies

Field Guide

Sidestepping Seven Illustration Pitfalls

It’s easy to do more harm than good with an illustration. Here’s how to avoid undermining an otherwise great message.

Article

Illustrate Like Max Lucado and John Ortberg

Seven skills for finding daily life examples for preaching

Book

Preaching Pyrotechnics

Why some illustrations work better than others.

Article

Grafting in the Third-Person Illustration (part one)

How to make illustrations that do not come from your own experience into an organic part of the sermon.

Article

Grafting in the Third-Person Illustration (part two)

How to make illustrations that do not come from your own experience into an organic part of the sermon.

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