I had the privilege of standing in the pulpit on a weekly
basis for more than 15 years. Let me first begin by saying something about that
privilege. Preaching is an event with very specific religious components.
Commonly surrounded by music, readings, prayer and liturgy, preaching is
encased in worship. As such the preacher has the role of delivering a spoken
word about God (at a minimum) and from God (at best). Preaching is best done in
the voice of authority. Truths are to be proclaimed, not suggested. A message
of godly importance should not be offered half heartedly or with timidity. In
such authoritative form, preaching then forces us to grapple with a truth
proclaimed in substance, a word spoken with palatable form. As such, preaching
is never to be considered only as an act of proclaiming, but as an act consisting
of equal parts speaking and hearing. The event of preaching is meaningless
without the collision of word and ear...
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