by Kevin Bauder | Sep 7, 2017 | Bauder's Reading, Preaching, Uncategorized
I used to fret that I could remember very few of the sermons I had heard. Now I fret that I can remember very few of the sermons I preach. Still, I remember none of the details from the Latin lessons I took in school, and yet I can still pick up a book of Latin prose...
by Kevin Bauder | Aug 24, 2017 | Preaching
Preachers need to understand that they perform a theological action that demands care and earnestness. They handle the word of God and bring the most important message of all to people’s ears. Their carefulness also rests on confidence because the power of the message...
by Kevin Bauder | Aug 22, 2017 | Art and Literature, Conservatism, Devotion, Prayer, Preaching
David DeBruyn contrasts the three at Churches without Chests. In my own life, I have experienced the difference it has made to recognise and practice these two tones. During the day, I cannot pray as succinctly or concisely as I might like, so my prayer is made up of...
by Kevin Bauder | Aug 21, 2017 | Church Services, Ecclesiology, Preaching
Protestantism is not simply a set of theological doctrines. Those doctrines stand in direct relation to practice. If the Reformation understanding of grace is taken seriously, then the reading and especially the preaching of the word of God will stand at the center of...
