Homiletics

Verses 47–52 of chapter 14 were a series of positive evaluative statements. In fact, this section summarized all of Saul’s accomplishments, signaling the end of the monarch’s active career and immediately preceded notice of his death. Verse 52 described Saul’s reign as having been characterized by war, however, once again a favorable evaluation was provided; Saul seemed to have made an army by hand selecting “valiant men.” There does not seem to be a setting, rather an occasion that gave…

difference in not only the people but the atmosphere is like night and day to one I went to for this paper. I refuse to forsake assembling due to a bad experience. I know just to stick to the church where I feel comfortable and the word of God is homiletic. That other church definitely needs to read Galatians “There is no longer Jew or Gentile, slave or free, male and female. For you are all one in Christ Jesus.” (Galatians 3:28,…

the readers, to a ubiquitous message, in which personal identity is everything. “Let man keep his many parts and you’ll have no tyrant states. America is woven of many strands; I would recognize them and let it so remain” (Ellison 577). In this homiletic epilogue, Ellison’s message is no longer marred by amorphous rambles and depictions, but rather a clear meaning in which personal identity is everything. Throughout the novel, the Invisible Man is constantly growing and molting. Time and time…

There are many problems with today’s preaching and Pasquarello in his book Sacred Rhetoric: Preaching as a Theological and Pastoral Practice of the Church examines how this can be fixed (vii). Preachers need to go back to the foundations of good preaching exemplified in those preachers of the past who practiced “doctrine, biblical exegesis, worship, spirituality and the moral life, and so forth” (vii). This book review will examine selected preachers that Pasquarello presents, with an emphasis…

The purpose of this essay is for the Writer to apply the principles and practices to conflict management biblically and theologically reflection on the following areas: 1) The nature and causes of conflict, 2) Ministry Conflict Case; 3) Conflict Case Study and 4) Strategy of Mediation. Background The writer can attest that at the point of every problem there is a solution, but proposedly not resolved the continuation can be very damaging and hindering to moving forwarded. Ken Sande stated…

‘The Summoner’s tale’ and ‘The Pardoner’s tale’ of the Canterbury Tales: Deception in language The Summoner, Friar and Pardoner use deception in their language to deceive the pilgrims. The Oxford English Dictionary (2014a) defines deception as “deliberately causing someone to believe something that is not true, especially for personal gain.” Both ‘The Summoner’s Tale’ and ‘The Pardoner’s Tale’ of the Canterbury Tales question the truthfulness of language. This essay will argue how the language…