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Cultural divide, post-pandemic fallout making it difficult for pastors to lead

Simply Christian: Why Christianity Makes Sense by Wright, Canon N. T. at AbeBooks.co.uk - ISBN 10:  0060507152 - ISBN 13:  9780060507152 - Zondervan - 2006 - Hardcover

New books by Duke faculty explain genes and genomes, explore contemporary Asian film, and examine Black culture in the digital world. New York Times columnist Frank Bruni reflects on living with

His advice: be yourself, be underprepared, be weird.

A Conversation with Will Willimon immediately after the network premiere of A Will to Preach, a half-hour documentary film examining the perspective and impact of the renowned minister, on Thursday, May 27. Airing at 9:30 p.m., A Will to Preach was produced by Susie Films and examines Willimon’s perspective and theology. The film touches on several characteristics of his preaching style, including his affinity for storytelling, his use of laughter and his desire to act as a provocateur, emp...

Will Willimon issues in this book a Barthian prescription for preachers: forego homiletic taxonomies and dare to proclaim Jesus Christ. Like Willimon’s other books, Preachers Dare is remarkably accessible and light on theological instruction yet uncompromising about its implications. Now is the time for preachers to “‘give witness’ to God’s revelation,” but not through “inchoate hankerings toward the transcendent.” When preachers ascend the pulpit, they must announce the good n...