Polishing the Pulpit 2017 – A LONG Review
Introduction After attending Polishing the Pulpit for the past three years and a few times before 2015, I felt the need to share a few thoughts on Polishing the Pulpit and offer few suggestions for those looking to attend in the coming years. The Polishing the Pulpit Workshop is an annual event among the churches…
8 Things Not to Say in Front of Your Children
Do you desire to see the church grow? I am sure everyone reading this desires to see the church grow not only in number, but also in our fellowship with each other. However, we might be hindering the potential of future generations by our current speech in front of our children. Through science, we know…
Study Outlines
Have you always wanted to study the Bible, but did not know exactly where to begin? The outlines below are simple outlines to being your personal study. You will notice the outlines are not complete. Use them as a guide to help you study. Preachers, feel free to use these as a help to kick…
Wear Out or Rust Out?
The older preacher, located at the time 40+ years in the same congregation, stood before the audience and spoke the words, “I would much rather wear out than rust out in the work of God. For Heaven is a place and rest and the church is a place of work.” In the truest sense, the…
New Sermons: Loneliness and Guilt
Human emotions are tricky. One day your emotions are perfectly fine and another day they seem to be all confused. Life, aka – the human experience, can be a roller-coaster ride and your emotions flow right along with it. Throughout a person’s life, they have feelings of guilt and loneliness. Each time, the emotions may…
The Christians Described — Second Century A.D.
I might have posted this before but I was not able to find a date, but the words provide a very interesting look at the description of a Christian during the second century. Take a moment and give it a quick read and see what you think. This description was found in a letter from…
“Sorry, I am ________________________.”
A few years ago, I strolled up to a door of a nearby house without a thought in my head, as I began to knock on the door I looked around to my see my door-knocking partner one house down. He had already knocked on the door and was passing along information about the upcoming…
Hooked: A Book Review
Whether the world desires to believe it or not, casual sex is having powerful effects on the lives of thousands of teenagers. The effects are not only felt immediately, but linger for years in a person’s life. No book speaks to the effects of casual sex in the lives of teenagers and adults than “Hooked:…
A Few Thoughts on Worship
The stripes wave in the breeze to the passing cars, pedestrians and children on the school bus. The majestic stars are embroidered against the blue background creating an image offset by the story each star tells. From childhood, we have stood, placed our hand over our hearts and recited the “Pledge of Allegiance.” “I pledge…
