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By the Rev. Dr. Hershael York Dr. York is the Victor and Louise Lester Professor of Preaching and Associate Dean in the School of Theology at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY. I often have to answer the strangest question anyone could ask a preaching professor: “Do you think preaching can be taught?” I always want to respond, “No, I’m just going through ... More...
Bill Hinkle recently interviewed Fr. Hans Jacobse his program on OCN. Fr. Hans is the creator of the award winning site, Orthodoxytoday.org, which is one of the top 1000 Christian websites on the internet (no small feat). He has been a priest for twenty years. Born in Holland, he has a B.A. from the University of Minnesota, an M.Div. from St. Vladimir’s Seminary, studied the Greek language at ... More...
The Paschal fast of Holy Week1 is the most ancient part of the Great Fast.2 It is already well attested by the second century, in conjunction with the rites of Christian initiation through baptism. At first spanning one or two days, the fast lengthened to four and then to a full six already by the third century. With the conversion of Constantine, the ensuing flood of people desiring to enter the ... More...
Encyclical Letter of the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Orthodox Church in America on Preaching Published in 1989 at Pascha (that's 24 years ago - but who's counting), this encyclical has much to offer still today. What do you think? To Lift Man to the Heights of Heaven “From that moment on, Jesus began his preaching with the message ‘Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is close at ... More...
I have learned over the years that the best feedback about preaching comes from 'the folks' - the ones who actually listen (not just hear). If you are not used to getting feedback from laypeople, other than an occasional 'attaboy' on Sundays, I strongly recommend it. Their insights cut right to the bone of what we are trying to do. They are great allies, and I treasure every opportunity to examine ... More...
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