Dear ______: So, you went to hear The Great Preacher. He made you laugh. He made you cry. He left you with new insights about the Bible and your life. I’m not surprised. He is gifted, with well-honed skills. He left you feeling inadequate as a preacher. I’m not surprised about that either — though I […]
Interview with Richard P Zimmerman, Author of Walk With Me to Another Land
Back when I was an undergrad at the University of Washington, University Presbyterian Church brought me into contact with some fantastic people. One of them was a fellow college student named Richard P Zimmerman — better known as Rich. I think he was feeling called to ministry even then — he was the only undergraduate […]
Help! I Have to Preach a Sermon this Sunday! (Letters to a Young Pastor)
Dear ______: Wow! You get to preach a sermon to a real congregation in a real worship service for the first time — and before you start your field education. That’s great. I’m glad your pastor invited you. In my last letter I said that this would be easier than preaching in the local rescue […]
Preaching at the Rescue Mission? (Letters to a Young Pastor)
Dear ______: Thanks so much for your letters. Sorry I haven’t been able to write back for a while. I tore a tendon in my right hand and it is only now healing enough that I can type. My most recent letters to you were about your preaching class, so this new question fits in […]
What Was Holy Saturday About?
Christ is risen! That really makes all the difference. Or at least we know that it should. My fellow Protestants, as I’ve noted before, have a hard time really focusing in on just how Christ’s resurrection makes the difference. We are so committed to preaching only “Christ and him crucified” that we find ourselves inextricably […]
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