The Crux of the Matter

CRUX Episode 56 - Preaching Better, Part One


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“No matter how good a phrase or a simile he may have, if he puts it in where it is not absolutely necessary and irreplaceable he is spoiling his work for egotism. Prose is architecture, not interior decoration, and the Baroque is over.”
— Ernest Hemingway, Death in the Afternoon

Getting better at preaching is a strangely hard thing for pastors. While we all know there are weaknesses, we don’t like to admit them in public for fear of looking like we don’t know what we’re doing. In episode 56 of The Crux of the Matter, Todd and Scott discuss the book, Preaching Better, and how it may be implemented into the Ministry.

WHAT ARE WE TEACHING
  • Eschatology (Scott)
  • Ephesians 4 (Todd)
  • LINKS AND OTHER STUFF WE TALKED ABOUT
    • Crean Lutheran High School, Irvine, California
    • Preaching Better: Practical Suggestions for Homilists, by Ken Untener
    • DOXOLOGY
    • WHAT'S BRINGING JOY THIS WEEK
      SCOTT
      • Palomino Blackwing 602
      • Staedtler Mars 780 Technical Mechanical Pencil, 2mm
      • TODD
        • The Blood Sugar Solution 10-Day Detox Diet: Activate Your Body's Natural Ability to Burn Fat and Lose Weight Fast, By Dr. Mark Hyman.
        • WHERE TO FIND US

          Todd and Scott co-host THE CRUX OF THE MATTER.
          You may find Todd Peperkorn @toddpeperkorn on Twitter or facebook.com/toddpeperkorn on Facebook. He also blogs, posts sermons, and random nonsense at Lutheran Logomaniac and Dark My Road. Todd’s parish is Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Rocklin, California. You can find his sermons & bible classes on YouTube HERE.

          You may find Scott Stiegemeyer @scottstieg on Twitter or Facebook.com/scottstiegemeyer on Facebook. Scott is an assistant professor of theology and bioethics at Concordia University Irvine.

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          Intro and Outro Music is “On My Heart Imprint Your Image” from the album, “On My Heart Imprint Your Image,” copyright 2003 by Kathryn M. Peperkorn. Used by Permission.

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