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Interview with Francis Chan

Francis Chan is founding pastor of Cornerstone Church in Simi Valley, Calif., and author of the best-selling Crazy Love. In this podcast, Michael visits with Francis about his newest book Forgotten God and about the role of the Holy Spirit in preaching.

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Below you'll find profiles of great preachers of the past

Peter Marshall: Preaching with a Sanctified Imagination

Peter Marshall often said, "Spirituality is a matter of perception, not proof."

By Paul J. Hussey

Helmut Thielicke: Between Pulpit and Lectern

Helmut Thielicke was a preacher-theologian who stood between two worlds: the academy and the church.

By Robert Smith

Chrysostom: 'Golden Mouth'

John’s nickname Chrysostom (pronounced Chris es tom) meant “golden mouth,” but no one called him that in his lifetime.

By Douglas Webster

Past Masters: D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones

David Martyn Lloyd-Jones was responsible for the most vital period in the life of Westminster Chapel. A man of unparalleled intellect and prodigious sermonic output, he left his mark on both sides of the Atlantic—and around...

By David Stokes

Lesslie Newbigin: Missionary, Theologian

“A world-famous preacher!” Such was the definitive description of Bishop Lesslie Newbigin (1909–1998).1 Yet few of his sermons have appeared in print. For many, his fame derives rather from his more academic...

By Kenneth Gordon

Of Preaching and Personality: The Ministry of Joseph Parker

In his book Walking with the Giants, Warren Wiersbe wondered what it would be like if some "homiletically inclined archangel" offered to let him choose another time and place in which to live. If given that "wish," Wiersbe...

By David R. Stokes

William E. Sangster: In the Wake of the Wesleys

At the heart of London is Wesminster, with the houses of Parliament and four commanding churches: Wesminster Abbey, the national church (Anglican); Westminster Cathedral (Roman Catholic); Westminster Chapel (Congregational);...

By David L. Larsen

James S. Stewart

James Stuart Stewart was selected as the greatest preacher of the twentieth century by Preaching Magazine in a poll of its readers and contributing editors shortly before the new millennium began.

By Wayne E. Shaw

Henry Allan Ironside: Expositor of the Word

My introduction to the expositions of H. A. Ironside (1876-1951) came in my 17th summer. Working in Texas and Arkansas away from family and friends, I spent considerable time reading. One afternoon I visited a Christian bookstore...

By Austin B. Tucker

G. Campbell Morgan: Preaching in the Shadow of Grace

In the summer of 2005, three grandsons of G. Campbell Morgan made a pilgrimage to London and Wales in search of their religious heritage

By Richard, Howard, and John Morgan

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