“He who preaches to the inner life of others must himself have had an inner life.”
Phillips Brooks, The Joy of Preaching, p. 196
Liturgy that the Cat Drug In
“There have been churches where the organist thinks that God will be most honored if he, the organist, shows up with pink slippers with tassels on them. There is a toney, nose-in-the-air, tall steeple, moneyed attitude that is, as far as the Holy Spirit is concerned, just another thing that the cat drug in.”
Let the Stones Cry Out, p. 138
And That’s Important . . .
Familial, Not Casual
“Christian worship ought to be familial and reverent, which is quite a different thing than the very common ‘come as you are’ approach, the come to church in your jammies approach . . . The triune God really ought to be worshiped with more than one or two chords.”
Let the Stones Cry Out, pp. 137-138
Ephemeral, That’s the Word
“Our lives are a mist, a vapor, a bit of cloud in the mountains.”
Let the Stones Cry Out, p. 135
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Preaching High and Inside
“Say nothing which you do not believe to be true because you think it may be helpful. Keep back nothing which you know to be true because you think it may be harmful.”
Phillips Brooks, The Joy of Preaching, p. 192
Pick Two
“For any new construction, there are three basic elements to the project. Take the square footage, take the quality of design and materials, and take the dollar amount to be spent. Those are the three corners of your triangle. As you look at those three elements, you may pick any two, and the two you pick will determine the third for you.”
Let the Stones Cry Out, p.133
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