A lot of people, pastors in-particular, are amazed that I still bother to translate the passages on which I preach. I don’t claim to be a Biblical languages scholar, I’m not. If I had been trained before the advent of Bible software I might have dropped using the languages myself 1. What I don’t like…
Tag: Sermons
The “meh” experience of sermon-writing on my iPad
Today I took the plunge and wrote my sermon on my iPad. It’s a “doable” experience, but not one I’d want to repeat over and over again just yet. Let me share my two biggest reasons why I don’t think it’s quite “there” yet. There aren’t any windows. I know, on the iPad that’s a…
How I use Accordance for my Sermons
A couple of weeks ago I was approached by Darin at Accordance to write a blog post on how I use this wonderful tool for my sermons. To be honest, I was a bit hesitant to accept the invitation. I consider myself neither a scholar nor an Accordance power user – and I figured I’d…
Preparing Sermons for Fun and Prophet
I have a discipline in my life that causes a good number of my fellow Christians to shake their heads in disbelief. I have even sometimes been accused of not allowing the Spirit to work through me – replacing the Spirit’s wisdom with my own. These accusations annoy me, especially when I sit in on…
