“The most potent element in the delivery of a real orator is often the expressiveness of the eye” (Broadus, Preparation and Delivery, p. 415).
Tangled Blatts
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) The Basket Case Chronicles #165 “And even things without life giving sound, whether pipe or harp, except they give a distinction in the sounds, how shall it be known what is piped or harped? For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who …
Idols and Tyranny
Introduction: One of the reasons we have trouble dealing realistically with evil in this world is that we have drawn mental cartoons of the evil beforehand. When someone says “tyranny,” we think of goose-stepping armies, missile parades, and funny looking helmets. But then, when something genuinely bad happens in our own lives, and we see …
The Authority is Not in Technique
“Moreover, men of high talent can speak effectively in any way. Luther laid on his back, bound hand and foot, would have preached impressively” (Broadus, Preparation and Delivery, p. 407).
Private Edification Kept Private
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) The Basket Case Chronicles #164 “Now, brethren, if I come unto you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit you, except I shall speak to you either by revelation, or by knowledge, or by prophesying, or by doctrine?” (1 Cor. 14:6). Paul allows …
The Reply to Imagination Schlock
“The excessive display of second-rate imagination which some men make so offensive, drives other men to the opposite extreme, so that they shrink from illustration and imagery where they are really needful” (Broadus, Preparation and Delivery, p. 405).
Surveying the Text: Deuteronomy
Introduction: Remember that the Exodus happened around 1440 B.C., and the book of Deuteronomy was given at the tail end of the forty years in the wilderness, just a short time prior to the invasion of Canaan. This puts it right around 1400 B.C. The name Deuteronomy refers to a “second giving” of the law. …
The Point of Prophecy
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) The Basket Case Chronicles #163 “But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort. He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church. I would that ye all spake with tongues, but …
Surveying the Text: Numbers
Introduction: The dates for Numbers encompass the entire 40 years in the wilderness, following the Exodus in 1440 B.C.—and it extends throughout that 40 year period. The name of the book comes from the fact that it contains the results of two censuses. To the modern reader, the book can seem like something of a …
Imagine the Point
“It is thus mainly through imagination that we touch the feelings, and thereby bring truth powerfully to bear upon the will, which is the end and very essence of eloquence” (Broadus, Preparation and Delivery, p. 399).