There’s no problem with the Scriptures. They’re relevant. But I have to do my part to make the sermon as relevant as the Scriptures, because I want people to leave saying, “I see!” and not “So what?” ...

It is not good that preachers should prepare their messages alone. It was Tuesday morning—another blank-slate start to preparing next Sunday’s sermon. I hoped to have the message done by Thursday or ...

Call for sermons Would you like to see your sermon published in the Houston Chronicle? Send it and contact information [email protected]. There's an old joke about a young assistant pastor who ...

Every Monday morning of my 16 years of preaching, I’d slide open my filing cabinet to add another sermon manuscript to the archive. When I couldn’t stuff one more into the drawer, I’d take the stack ...

Preaching at the royal wedding was a blessing for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, I hope. But more importantly, it was a blessing for all of us. It’s amazing that so many people watched it, that the ...

I'm gonna do something new tonight. Maybe something that you're going to say at first is unethical, but I'm going to do it anyways. I'm gonna to plagiarize *** sermon, but it's *** game. Here's the ...

Editor's note: Look for a sermon or lesson from Houston's diverse faiths every week in Belief. A number of years ago a beer commercial touted what was really a summary of the American ethic: "You only ...

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