1. People enjoy listening to stories. We probably should tell stories. But why? What is it about stories that resonates and how can we tell them better?
  2. We need better conversations around preaching. "Lutheran Preaching?" provides us with insightful conversation partners who will challenge and excite us to become better at our craft.
  3. Speaking a specific message of grace in the Absolution is a chance to bring the healing balm of the Gospel not just to generic ills, but to the particular pain point exposed by the Law on this day.
  4. God is placing us in new situations. His unchanging and utterly reliable Word provides our only anchor.
  5. As we “seed” the sermon, we see week-by-week how the creative act is finally not ours at all. Though we can do our level best to prepare the soil, the words and thoughts and ideas take root and bear fruit according to gracious forces well beyond our control.

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