by bob | Aug 26, 2021 | Culture
Earlier today, Relevant Magazine tweeted the following: Some sermon illustrations need to retire ASAP. https://t.co/rgrVHaZfRo — RELEVANT (@RELEVANT) August 26, 2021 I want to add two to their list: Military Analogies. When I was part of a team trainning and...
by bob | Aug 4, 2021 | Ministry & Mission
I’ve been thinking a lot about sermons lately. While it might seem strange to spend time thinking about for most people, preparing and delivering messages (teachings, sermons, or whatever we happened called them) was a huge part of my life from 1989 until about 2012....
by bob | Jun 19, 2021 | Faith & Jesus
Hearing Jesus’ voice has been a topic that has come up a lot. Thought I’d put something together that I could point people to. It’s a bit longer than I was hoping, but you can speed it up and cut the time in half! Note: I’m just starting to use...
by bob | Mar 30, 2021 | Culture
A few years ago I was on retreat and part of the event included a trip to Glendalough, which is one of my favourite places in Ireland. While there, the retreat leader (not Irish) said that Irish monastic cities had low walls compared to monasteries in the rest of...