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Words From Our Preacher

Jan 18, 2019
4 min

Never Trust Your Preacher!

Why would a preacher tell you to never trust your preacher? Isn’t trust inherent in the job of preaching? I mean, if you never trust your preacher, who can you trust? Gallup published a new poll last month which put preachers on par with journalists for trustworthiness. Only 37% of respondents rate clergy as high or very highly honest or ethical people. “Gallup has measured Americans’ views of the clergy’s honesty and ethics 34 times beginning in 1977, and this year’s 37% ver

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Preachers and Roy Moore: A Teachable Moment

Nov 21, 2017
2 min

Preachers and Roy Moore: A Teachable Moment

Preachers have no business endorsing individual candidates from the pulpit. Our preaching upholds Jesus to the world, not men. We must preach the “whole counsel of God” (Acts 20:27) and avoid unnecessary entanglements in the affairs of this life (2 Timothy 2:4). However, Christians are the light and the salt of this world and must bring their influence to bear where possible (Matthew 5:13-16). I argue that the best way for preachers to influence is by teaching the Bible in al

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Aug 7, 2015
3 min

God Said What!?

It’s easy to prep a sermon when you don’t have to be bothered with things like honesty and truth. Sticking to the words of inspired Scripture forces a preacher measure his words and carefully present only what is actually in the text. It is a challenge. It’s especially frustrating when your wisdom dictates a sermon that cannot be taught from the Biblical text. What to do? Some have taken to crafting their own message from their imaginations. Then they give it the imprimatur o

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Politics, Preachers and the Pulpit

Nov 3, 2014
1 min

Politics, Preachers and the Pulpit

Religious bodies may choose to accept IRS rules and thus avoid paying taxes on their contributions. They could choose to decline the tax exempt provisions and preach anything they want but instead these people are trying to have their cake and eat it too. By law, a preacher may preach on any topic he so chooses. He can preach against abortion, against gambling, against various social issues and even against unbiblical topics like the flat tax, fair tax or any number of arca

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Apr 28, 2014
1 min

Preacher Problems: Unmasked

We’ve completed a number of articles on preachers and their problems. We think there is some useful information here which is worth your time to consider. You should know that I do not dislike preachers – I am one. But brethren should understand that we struggle sometimes just like they do. I hope this series helps. The Preacher Unmasked: New Series. The Preacher Unmasked: Preachers Struggle with Faith. The Preacher Unmasked: Preachers Have Bad Days. The Preacher Unmasked: Pr

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The Preacher Unmasked: Preachers Get Discouraged

Apr 10, 2014
2 min

The Preacher Unmasked: Preachers Get Discouraged

No. I know a young man who once served his community as a police officer. Day in and day out he responded to one call after another. He finally quit his job. The struggles, crime and violence had taken a toll on his life. He was almost broken. This man who fought for law and order now found himself swirling into chaos. He had to get out. I’m not sure preachers are much different. Every day the preacher faces a world firmly in the grip of the evil one. He sees sin in his life

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Apr 10, 2014
1 min

Preacher Revelations

I came across an article that I found intriguing. It fits with the recent articles I’ve been writing about preachers. I’ll drop the link here and comment no further. 10 Things Pastors Hate to Admit Publicly (I know that preacher and pastor are not interchangeable but read the article anyway). #preaching

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The Preacher Unmasked: Preachers Sin

Mar 26, 2014
3 min

The Preacher Unmasked: Preachers Sin

In another town a preacher’s computer is taken for repair and vile pictures of children are found on the hard drive. he is reported to police, arrested and tried for crimes against children. In another city police stop a driver who is swerving and driving erratically. He is arrested and charged with DUI. Officers recognize the man as the local preacher. His mugshot is prominent on the front page of the newspaper. Two common elements: Preachers. Sin. Congregations like to imag

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The Preacher Unmasked: Preachers Have Bad Days

Mar 25, 2014
2 min

The Preacher Unmasked: Preachers Have Bad Days

You oversleep. You get a cold shower because your teenagers took all the hot water. Then you break a shoelace. The car is out of gas. You are late for the meeting with the elders. Your Bible is suddenly missing. In the middle of the meeting your wife calls to tell you that she has a flat tire. We’ve all been there. Then a member calls about a problem that is important to them. Now what? Sometimes the preacher is so frustrated with the other things in his day that he doesn’t g

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The Preacher Unmasked: Preachers Struggle with Faith

Mar 24, 2014
2 min

The Preacher Unmasked: Preachers Struggle with Faith

Where are you Lord? Are you listening? Do you hear me? Lord? Are you real? Those words could come from your preacher. The Bible teaches that faith is the “substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen” (Hebrews 11:1) but sometimes we forget to “walk by faith and not by sight” (2 Corinthians 5:7). When we stand beside a small casket and watch a mom and dad weep uncontrollably we struggle as we grope for God. When a fine Christian lady, one who works so hard an

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New Series: The Preacher Unmasked

Mar 24, 2014
2 min

New Series: The Preacher Unmasked

But some of my preaching colleagues are not so blessed. Hardly a week goes by when a brother is hurt by some excessive expectation. It is for these brothers that I write a series I call “The Preacher Unmasked.” Truthfully, many preachers would prefer I not write this. They are comfortable behind the facade of strength, endurance and purity. But when we fail to meet those expectations, and we will, trouble is close. I do not offer this as any kind of expert. I am not. I strugg

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Feb 3, 2013
2 min

Devilish Piety

Some people just look righteous don’t you think? They seem to have an angelic glow about them and always seem to have just left the throne on high. They appear to be people of near constant peace and joy. But we know that looks are not everything. We know the old cliché that “you can’t judge a book by its cover” is powerfully true. You may have been hoodwinked by someone who seemed so pious. Let us consider the question of whether the appearance of piety equals the reality of

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Apr 10, 2011
3 min

What’s The Point of a Sermon?

It’s Sunday morning, the Lord’s Day (Revelation 1:10), and people are preparing for worship. They expect to enjoy beautiful singing, powerful prayers and the fellowship of the Lord’s Supper. They will reach into wallets and purses and give back to God for the support of the church. But along the way they will hear a sermon. For some, it’s the low point of the service. It’s the part where they have to sit and listen. Why not just keep on singing? Everyone loves to sing! What’s

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May 4, 2009
4 min

A Call for Courage in the Pulpit

Preaching is the finest task a man can do. There is no more demanding work than that of a dedicated spokesman for God. The task is too important to be left to last-minute-find-a-sermon-on-the-internet kind of preachers. The preparation is hard and the presentation exhausting. To be sound, preaching must be done with courage. Sound gospel preaching demands courage. The time for men willing to stand and speak plainly is now. It takes little or no courage to preach the trends of

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Feb 24, 2009
2 min

Preach!

“preach the word” (2 Timothy 4:2) Paul’s encouragement to Timothy is brief but packed with power. Oh that men would heed that simple call today! Behind the scenes at this blog, I get to see the search engine terms that people use to find us on the internet. This week, someone typed in the term “becoming a baptist preacher.” For some reason, that term intriqued me. Truthfully it could just as easily say becoming a Methodist preacher, or Lutheran preacher or even becoming a ch

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Roger Johnson, Columbus, GA

Feb 4, 2009
1 min

Roger Johnson, Columbus, GA

Any number of people contribute to our lives. Some in great ways and some in smaller, less noticeable Roger Johnson, minister at the Edgewood church of Christ ways. Roger Johnson played a pivotal role in my life when, in 2000, he strongly suggested that I reconsider my decision to preach only intermittently. Roger, who now preaches for the Edgewood church of Christ in Columbus, Georgia, was then my preacher at the Northport church of Christ in Northport, Alabama. Previously h

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Oct 5, 2008
3 min

Should the IRS Control the Pulpit?

Last week preachers from across the nation used their Sunday sermons to publically endorse a single candidate for President of the United States. Aside from what one might think of the wisdom of such an endorsement, it put their congregations at odds with federal tax laws regarding the churches tax-exempt status with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). This action and the resulting discussion has brought to the foreground a thorny issue which for years has not been discussed

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