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January 7, 2016 By Fr. John A. Peck

Inoculating Your Listeners Against the Gospel

Originally published as Inoculating Against the Gospel on Preachers Institute in January 2010, this article is one of our most popular and clearly belongs in the "Bad Sermons 101" category. The questions a preacher must consider when preparing his sermon are many.  One such question must be: “Is my … [Read more...]

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January 6, 2016 By Fr. John A. Peck

What Did The Jews Identify the Gospel With? Part Two

by Fr. Patrick Henry ReardonIt is reasonable, I suppose---or at least natural---for modern students of religion to wonder how the earliest Christians, all them Jews, were able to reconcile their belief in the divinity of Christ with the monotheism enshrined in Israel’s Sh'ma'. Indeed, historians of … [Read more...]

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January 5, 2016 By admin

Bad Sermons 101

by B. Thomas PeckThis is the first in a series of occasional articles on bad preaching and how to avoid it. If you’re a Christian you have likely sat through at least dozens of homilies and sermons, whether they be about forgiveness, love, repentance, or fire-and-brimstone style. Chances are you’ve … [Read more...]

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