by David Allen | Jun 16, 2014 | Culture, Pastoral Ministry
I’ve learned a new word this year: “selfie.” For those of you who may still be in the cultural dark on this one, a “selfie” is a self-portrait photograph, typically taken with a hand-held digital camera or camera phone held at arm’s length, and then shared on social...
by David Allen | Jun 13, 2014 | Bible
If your Georgia family history goes back to pre-1776, you might want to ransack the attic of grandma’s house next time you’re visiting. What are you looking for? Any piece of paper that has the autograph of Button Gwinnett on it. Who was Gwinnett? He was a Georgia...
by David Allen | Jun 3, 2014 | Bible, Pastoral Ministry, Preaching
Pragmatic analysis of texts asks the questions “What is the author’s purpose of a text?” and “What does an author desire to accomplish with his text.” The text-driven preacher is always attempting to accomplish something with every sermon. All verbal or written...
