Dang Canadian Geese
It was Geese, Canadian Geese.
A plane crash lands on the hudson river because of ..... Geese.
Now, you would have thought by now that the aviation industry would have figured out by now a way to fight off..... Geese.
The whole plane landing on the river was pretty unbelievable. This new pilot is going to give Obama a run for the money for most beloved living American.
Everyone lived - and the plane looks like its all in one piece. The other thing I thought about was that this story has pretty much launched a sermon illustration for every preacher in North America this Sunday, including yours truly. What's my illustration - come to HMCC to find out - this Sunday at 10:00.
Speaking of preaching, I am reading a good book on that very topic: Modern Preaching and the Ancient Text. It reads more like a technical text book - positing that the roots of contemporary liberalism is the use of the historical-critical method of generations past. The book looks at literary and redaction criticism. It gives a good foundational evaluation of various hermeneutical philosophies, before moving onto more practical matters like... how to write a sermon.
I should write a book on how to write a sermon. My method:
1. Read text several times in different translations, including the original language - both Greek and Hebrew if it is an Old Testament passage.
2. Try to write out your own translation.
3. Write out the "life topics" in the passage.
4. Read 2 or 3 of the top commentaries. (I am currently using 5 on Exodus - 3 conservative, 1 more liberal one and a jewish one).
5. Cross reference any theological themes that need expanding using a theological dictionary.
6. By this point there is usually enough material that the sermon will write itself.
7. So, write the sermon.
8. Re-read and make changes.
9. Practice preaching it at least once.
10. Preach on sister!
A plane crash lands on the hudson river because of ..... Geese.
Now, you would have thought by now that the aviation industry would have figured out by now a way to fight off..... Geese.
The whole plane landing on the river was pretty unbelievable. This new pilot is going to give Obama a run for the money for most beloved living American.
Everyone lived - and the plane looks like its all in one piece. The other thing I thought about was that this story has pretty much launched a sermon illustration for every preacher in North America this Sunday, including yours truly. What's my illustration - come to HMCC to find out - this Sunday at 10:00.
Speaking of preaching, I am reading a good book on that very topic: Modern Preaching and the Ancient Text. It reads more like a technical text book - positing that the roots of contemporary liberalism is the use of the historical-critical method of generations past. The book looks at literary and redaction criticism. It gives a good foundational evaluation of various hermeneutical philosophies, before moving onto more practical matters like... how to write a sermon.
I should write a book on how to write a sermon. My method:
1. Read text several times in different translations, including the original language - both Greek and Hebrew if it is an Old Testament passage.
2. Try to write out your own translation.
3. Write out the "life topics" in the passage.
4. Read 2 or 3 of the top commentaries. (I am currently using 5 on Exodus - 3 conservative, 1 more liberal one and a jewish one).
5. Cross reference any theological themes that need expanding using a theological dictionary.
6. By this point there is usually enough material that the sermon will write itself.
7. So, write the sermon.
8. Re-read and make changes.
9. Practice preaching it at least once.
10. Preach on sister!
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