“God has commanded you to preach the word; but the command, ‘Be thou difficult to understand,’ does not exist” (Hughes, Expository Preaching With Word Pictures, p. 65).
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Well, we’re still trying to work out Jesus and Paul. So I guess Hughes is referring to a failure to expound clearly!
Amen to clarity.
But when did preaching get so hog tied to the pulpit box?
I know preachers (can’t honestly call them “pastors”) who will spend half their paid work week prepping for an hour’s pulpit lecture, but not 10 minutes checking in on and talking to the sheep.
Where should most of the “real” preaching happen?