Food for thought for preachers

The following quotations on preaching are from renowned professor of homiletics, Tom Long:

1 “Every 50-75 years, preaching in North America has a nervous breakdown.”

2 “Nothing invigorates preaching like having something to say.”

3 “Good preaching is hard work done under pressure.”

Quote

 “Faith is different from theology because theology is reasoned, systematic, and orderly, whereas faith is disorderly, intermittent, and full of surprises….Faith is homesickness. Faith is a lump in the throat. Faith is less a position on than a movement toward, less a sure thing than a hunch. Faith is waiting.” –Frederick Buechner