Seriously. I’ve been wrong for years. I’ve called Isaiah 58 the “fasting chapter” for as long as I can remember. But recently, I was asked to join someone in fasting a day a week. I suggested that they read Isaiah 58, since it’s the “fasting chapter.” But when I got up the morning of the…

Gone are the days of hell-fire preaching. Today’s pulpit has to be careful not to be too judgmental or critical. Have we gone soft? Or is this an improvement? Perhaps it’s a little bit of both. Thank God sermons are not used to browbeat us into submission and conviction anymore. I just hope we haven’t…