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28 Dec 08

Charles Dickens on the New Testament and Preaching

I was doing some research on references to “New Testament” in English literature and found this interesting piece from Dickens:
In the New Testament there is the most beautiful and affecting history conceivable by man, and there are the terse models for all prayer and for all preaching. As to the models, imitate them, Sunday preachers [...]

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19 Jan 07

Sermon Conversation 2: How'd I do?

[Continued from the previous post . . . ]
The best feedback, though, came from our sermon conversation the other night. Here are some sermon excerpts and what was said about them:
Yet when we compare the story to other imaginative tales of Jesus the boy, Luke’s account seems tame. In the apocryphal Infancy Gospel of Thomas, [...]

6 Comments Posted in preaching, sermons by Patrick George McCullough
19 Jan 07

Sermon Conversation 1: My message

One of the most important aspects of my education, in my estimation, is learning how to communicate complicated bible-speak to “real people” in an accessible way. That is why I eventually want to be a teacher and a mentor for college students. That’s what I’m trying to do with this blog to some extent. Delivering [...]

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