Table Of Contents

Features

• Preaching to Men: An Interview with Tony Evans by Michael Duduit, Editor, Preaching
• Can These Bones Live?: The Renewing Power of Preaching with Metaphor by Robert A. White, Jr., Pastor, Locust Grove Baptist Church, New Market, AL
• 1997 Annual Review of Bibles and Bible Study Resources by Michael Duduit, Editor, Preaching
• The Touch of Preaching by John Duncan, Pastor, Lakeside Baptist Church, Granbury, TX

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Sermons

• Upside Down Christmas (Luke 1:47-55) by William Willimon, Dean of the Chapel, Duke University, Durham, NC
• When Jesus Stepped Out (John 1:14) by Rick Ezell, Pastor, Naperville Baptist Church, Naperville, IL
• The Princess and the Pauper (Philippians 2:5-11) by Harry L. Poe, Dean of Information Services & Professor of Christian Studies, Union University, Jackson, TN
• Face to Face with Holiness (Isaiah 6:1-9) by Ed Rowell, Editor, Preaching Today, Carol Stream, IL
• Christmas is Hope (Matthew 1:18-25) by J. Grant Swank, Pastor, Church of the Nazarene, Windham, ME
• The Spirit of Christmas Present (Philippians 4:10-20) by William L. Turner, Pastor, South Main Baptist Church, Houston, TX
• Old Simeon and Anna (Luke 2:22-40) by Rick Brand, Pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Henderson, NC
• Mary Before Christmas (Luke 1:26-38) by Gary Stratman, Pastor, First and Calvary Presbyterian Church, Springfield, MO
• When Faith Meets Faith (Luke 1:39-55) by David C. Nelson, Pastor, St. John's Lutheran Church, Lincolnwood, IL

Columns

• From the Lectionary:  Sermon Briefs to Stimulate Your Thinking
• To Illustrate:  Illustrations Help Listeners See the Truth
• The Preacher's Bookshelf:  How Do You Preach to Exiles
• Children's Sermons:  Object Lesssons Provide Spiritual Insights for Children
• Back Page Pulpit:  Promises To Keep