Nehemiah 8:1-10 Legend has it that when I was a very young child I would stand up in my crib and preach. I'd shake my finger and prattle away, speaking to no one in particular. I can't say that I was a great preacher in those days, but I did make an impression on my grandmother. She told my mother: “Someday Bob will be a preacher.” Now, I can't confirm this story since my memory doesn't go back that far, but if it’s true, I hope the quality of my preaching has improved! It’s one thing to preach from a crib and another to preach from a pulpit. In fact, it does take a bit of audacity to be a preacher. Take for instance Barbara Brown Taylor’s comparison of a preacher to a tight rope walker: Watching a preacher climb into the pulpit is a lot like watching a tight rope walker climb onto the platform as the drum roll begins. The first clears her throat and spreads...
Sermons of a Disciples Preacher Ministering in Troy, Michigan