Images

Crafting sermons that evoke images, movement, and emotion.

Here are the fundamentals to move from a biblical text to a message structure that speaks to today’s listeners.

A book review of ‘Why Johnny Can’t Preach’

How a goat got into my sermon

Visuals that support rather than distract from the Word

Seven skills for finding daily life examples for preaching

I needed to move from principle to plot

Improving your way with words.

Sometimes a marker and easel can outdo PowerPoint.

How to fully engage listeners

What to adopt. What to adapt. What to oppose.

An interview with Don Sunukjian

When It Rocks, and Why

An interview with author Kevin Miller

Vague generalities don’t change lives.

Finding powerful sermon illustrations in the storytelling and scenes of the everyday.

The first thing to ask when developing an idea.

Why it’s the season for image-based preaching

Allowing emotion to buttress truth

Seeing and feeling your way into the text