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Sermon from Pentecost Jazz Service Today
“How to Experience Pentecost” Acts 2:1-21 Day of Pentecost, Sunday, May 27,2012 The audio podcast is here.
Lectionary vs. Mother’s Day
The lectionary vs. Mother’s Day. It has been a battle for preachers since Hallmark started cranking out cards not long after the U.S. Congress gave the day official recognition on the second Sunday of every May (read more about it here). Not just a few pastors have been scarred forever from within their congregations for […]
Sermon Writing and Scrivener
I am using a trial version of Scrivener, after reading a few comments about it in different places. It is available for Mac, Windows, and, soon, the iPad. It is primarily a tool for writing books, epubs, essays, and poetry. Several posts about using it as a tool for organizing and writing a sermon are […]
“Give Them Away” by Jack Henson
My son, Jack, preached his first sermon ever today during our worship service this morning. It was our first youth-led service. Many thanks to Kyle Kelley, Karin Tillstrom, and Frances Kelley for worship planning and working with the youth to provide a great service for us all. Below is Jack’s sermon manuscript. He did an […]
Lectionary this Week
I have not posted anything lectionary-oriented this week, as I am not preaching this Sunday. Tomorrow is Youth Sunday and my thirteen-year old son, Jack, will be preaching for the first time. Unbeknownst to Jinny and me, he volunteered for it in one of the Youth Sunday School meetings last month. He is a great […]
5 Ways to Use Evernote with Preaching
5 Ways to Use Evernote in Sermon Writing 1.) To collect ideas and support information. It provides a trusted and accessible collection point for ideas. I tend to have great ideas when I am not anywhere my computer or pen. The only place I don’t take my phone is in the shower (and I’m thinking of a […]
Must rise from the dead?
My sermon text for tomorrow is John 20:1-18. Though I have preached from this many a Easter, there is always something here that reaches out and grabs my attention. It is a long passage of Scripture, presenting many places for reflection and application. In times past, I have focused on the arrival at the tomb, […]
3 Questions on Palm Sunday
Delivered to Church for the Highlands Palm Sunday, April 1, 2012 Audio is here. [Video Clip of Moonbot Studios Oscar Parade in Shreveport]. You can tell by the look on the people’s faces and from the pomp and circumstance of the parade that the people of Shreveport-Bossier were both excited and proud at this parade. […]
5 Favorite iphone Apps for Preaching
iphones make the process and practice of preaching (all that is built into that one word) so much easier than in the past. My iPhone is a ubiquitous tool for capturing information, ideas and tasks. Four of my favorite apps for this process are: 1.) Evernote. It is a free (unless you go premium) app […]
See Jesus in the Potato Chip? Wheat?
“Seeing Jesus in the Wheat” John 12:20-33 John Henson Delivered to Church for the Highlands Fifth Sunday in Lent, March 25, 2012 People claim to see Jesus a lot these days. To them, he shows up in all different places.[show images from http://www.stuffthatlookslikejesus.com] They claim to see him in potato chips, in a marble […]
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