Here Goes Nothing

Questioning the 40-Minute Sermon

Even if this topic is of no interest to you, please skip to the end and answer the poll question.

Sep 4 • 

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August 2025

How to Make Your Sermons Longer Than Necessary

Or five elements preachers can omit to shorten their sermons

Aug 28 • 

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January 2025

Thinking Out Loud #7: Birthday Edition

Wednesday was my 52nd birthday.

Jan 31 • 

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Easing Into Change

How I sneak up on good habits and gradually eliminate bad ones.

Jan 24 • 

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October 2024

My Sermon Preparation Process

Another installment in my ongoing series connected to Pepperdine's Compelling Preaching Initiative.

Oct 24, 2024 • 

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Oh Yes, They Call It A Streak

Raise your hand if you remember Ray Stevens. (Don't look, Ethel!)

Oct 17, 2024 • 

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September 2024

A Typology of Criticism

Don't skip the footnotes.

Sep 6, 2024 • 

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August 2024

On the Proper Handling of Post-Sermon Criticism

A topic I’m covering with my mentoring group for Pepperdine’s Compelling Preaching Initiative.

Aug 27, 2024 • 

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May 2024

Why I Write My Sermons in MindManager

In my post on speaking without notes I mentioned that I use MindManger to mind map my sermons.

May 31, 2024 • 

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Beside Still Waters: A Series on Mental Health

Here's what I've been working on instead of writing substack posts.

May 23, 2024 • 

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April 2024

Back to the Start

A sermon on Mark's cliffhanger ending.

Apr 1, 2024 • 

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March 2024

My Worst Easter Sermon Ever

And it's note even close.

Mar 26, 2024 • 

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