The very idea of preaching a single doctrine seems misguided, even though it’s far superior to preaching on neat themes that intrigue the consumers out there. So I didn’t expect to like reading ...

In a sermon on the Atonement, Will Anderson used the following illustration: Food demonstrates how everyone benefits from a form of atonement, whether they acknowledge it or not. Everything we ...

what to say during Yom Kippur sermons. “I have no clue,” he said Tuesday with a sigh. Sermons for the holiest Jewish holiday that are sometimes written weeks or ...

(RNS) — In recent decades, some Christians have moved away from the theory of penal substitutionary atonement, which summons up the idea of an angry God who needs to be appeased. (RNS) — When he ...

Let's face it, good sermon illustrations are tough to come by. Every week preachers wrestle with a key question during sermon prep: "How do I craft illustrations that are compelling, credible, and ...