Ron Gutman reviews a raft of studies about smiling, and reveals some surprising results. Did you know your smile can be a predictor of how long...
Try out a few of these reads I’ve been munching on this month: 1. Consuming Jesus: Beyond Race and Class Divisions in a Consumer Church by Paul...
I’ve seen too many pastors give sermons that resemble reports or presentations more than sermons. I confess that I have done that myself. One...
Connection in preaching means that it is not about the preacher. It is about the congregation. Self-centered preachers rarely connect. Preaching...
Here are some links that I found this week to be very interesting. (Note that I don’t agree with everything I link, but I link interesting...
Believers who are poor have something to boast about, for God has honored them. And those who are rich should boast that God has humbled them. They...
Finishing great is really hard. I’ve always been a good starter – even a great starter. But finishing well has always been difficult...
Can you imagine the first humans sitting around the fire telling stories about the day they had exploring their world? They might see a bird they had...
You can have piles of facts and verses and information and fail to resonate in your preaching. Why? It’s not about the information itself, it...
I was making some bacon in the microwave yesterday. I really don’t like doing it that way. The absolute best way to make bacon is in the oven...