Uh-oh (to clarify previous post)

I just got an email from a friend who asked if things went badly in church for me to write my homiletics lesson.

Lesson #1: Never dissertate about homiletics on a Sunday. People will assume the morning sermon provoked it.

Actually, these are thoughts culled after hearing thousands of sermons by dozens of preachers. Mom pointed out to me that most people probably haven't heard as many different preachers as I have. Not only have I been in a number of different churches, but I go to conferences where I hear as many as 20 different preachers in a week. I've listened to tons of Christian radio as well (the preaching kind--not just music). So this is not an analysis of a single person's preaching (past or present).

And I have a tendency to analyze. Some of these thoughts stem all the way back to 3rd grade and Pastor Terry Martell who would admit to struggling with a topic he was preaching on. I learned a lot while in that church.

If anything from our church incited my blog, it was the fact that I noticed Ray Patchet doing the same thing. That's why I like his teaching.

As for any other reasons for writing this--I have to confess. I have a couple friends headed into the ministry. They also are some of the very few who have this address. I was mostly blabbing my thoughts to them. Sorry, Georges and Paul, I don't mean to lecture. It just seems silly to tell my sisters what makes a good sermon. What are they going to do about it? So I told you. I figure you'll just ignore me if I'm off the wall. LOL That's what you usually do, isn't it? (BTW I check your blogs frequently. It's so nice to know what's up with you!)

So, Nora, church was fine. Except that you weren't there.

And now I have to get to work.

Maybe after some caffeine... =)