“The books of ‘Sketches and Skeletons’ which are so often published and so widely bought, are an unmitigated evil, and a disgrace to the ministry of the gospel . . . There is no excuse for such books, and no minister should suffer one of them to remain in his library” (Broadus, Preparation and Delivery, p. 138).
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So…Broadus isn’t down with Cliff Notes or ‘James for Dummies?’ ;-)
Or Hebrews for Everyone. : )
I think the point is that what comes from the pulpit should be the result of long- and short-term wrestling and chewing and mediation. The sermon should be fruit from a branch, not an assemblage of supposedly evergreen twigs with candies attached.