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5 Reasons We are Attending Polishing the Pulpit
My family has never attended Polishing the Pulpit. Though we have heard great things about it, this is our first time to go. If you are unfamiliar with PtP, it is a lectureship, but for all members of the Church. There are classes for elders, deacons, preachers, youth workers, ladies, members, leaders’s wives, and even some other more specific classes. At certain times of the day, as many as TEN classes are going on at the same time. The event is held in Sevierville, Tennessee each year and each class is in the Wilderness of the Smokies hotel and convention center. In this beautiful setting, even more beautiful lessons are…
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Friday Links Roundup: “Live from Henderson, It’s iPreach!” Edition
For about 18 months, Dale Jenkins and I have cohosted iPreach, the podcast for preachers. We have done about 65 episodes covering many topics to help ministers in their work. Our estimates now are that about 200 people listen to most programs, either live, via the talkshoe.com website, or through iTunes. One thing we have never done, though, is recorded by together! We have never been in the same room when recording the program. Lord willing, that will all change Tuesday night. Freed-Hardeman has granted us the ability to do a live version of iPreach from the FHU Student Center! We will begin about 8:45 Tuesday night, and anyone and…
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Friday Links Roundup: Snow, Buzz and Corinthians Edition
I’m typing the links roundup from home this week. As I look out my window, a little snow has started to fall, but we are expecting quite a bit more later in the day. That’s not the reason I’m at home, though. Leah has an appointment this morning, so I’m watching the kids. While I’m excited about it, there could be some interesting challenges. You see, we are also going to record iPreach this morning. Along with guests Billy Smith, Marlin Connelly, and Clarence DeLoach, Dale and I will be previewing the Freed-Hardeman University Bible lectures. So, while we discuss the lectures and their theme books of First and Second Corinthians, the…
