Our culture and the people we surround ourselves have a huge impact on our behavior. Whenever we stand out from what others think is “normal,” people will try to pull us back down to be more like them. There is…
Effective preaching is more than just about what you say. It’s also about how you say it. Too many sermons fail not because of bad content, but because of bad delivery. No matter how experienced you are, you should never…
In our desire for more money, we often forget that some things are worth more than gold. The story of Saint Lawrence of Rome reminds us that people are worth more than money. Robert Louis Wilken tells Lawrence’s story this way:…
It’s finally here! Preach and Deliver: Captivate Your Audience, Kill Bad Habits, and Master the Art of Sermon Deliver I’m so proud of this book, and I know you are going to love it! If you want to improve your…
Deliver Powerful Sermons The general history of the world surely demonstrates quite plainly that the men who truly made history have been men who could speak, who could deliver a message, and who could get people to act as the…
What if the secret to productivity is doing less, not more? We have more distractions than ever before. We have to manage multiple social media accounts, check our email, reply to text messages, and navigate the ability to always be…
If you wanted to write the great American novel, you’d probably read a lot of Hemmingway or Twain. If you wanted to be a great painter, you’d study the masterpieces of Rembrandt or Picasso. And if you want to be…
I need your help. I’ve been working hard for the last four months, and I’m in the final stages of editing my new book called, Preach and Deliver: Captivate Your Audience, Kill Bad Habits, and Master the Art of Sermon…
Do you remember what it was like to go to church for the first time? A lot of pastors have been in church for so long that we can’t remember. Maybe you grew up going to church with your family…