Tom Long on Preaching

"Sermons on 'Five Ways to Keep Your Marriage Alive' or 'Keys to a Successful Prayer Life' or even 'Standing Up for Peace in a Warring World' may possess some ethical wisdom and some utilitarian helpfulness, but the often have the sickly sweet aroma of smoldering incense in a temple from which the deity has long since departed." (Tom Long, Preaching from Memory to Hope)

Wow.

Long argues instead for the kind of preaching that immerses the congregation in the story of God.

(HT: Scot McKnight)