TY  - BOOK
AU  - McKenzie,Alyce M.
TI  - Novel preaching: tips from top writers on crafting creative sermons 
SN  - 9780664233228 (alk. paper)
AV  - BV4211.3 .M355 2010
U1  - 251.01 22
PY  - 2010///]
CY  - Louisville, Ky.
PB  - Westminster John Knox Press
KW  - Preaching
KW  - Imagination
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - Christianity
KW  - Creative writing
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-159) and index; Part 1. Cultivating the imagination : -- 1.  A knack for noticing : advice from fiction writers for preachers -- 2. Noticing what? : characters and plot -- 3. Noticing how? : habits for heightened attentiveness -- Part 2. Shaping the sermon : -- 4. Sermon shapes : fiction strategies for sermons -- 5. Recipes from contemporary preachers -- 6. Sermon sampler : -- "Getting what's coming to you" : Jacob's struggle at Peniel (Genesis 32:22-32) -- "Wisdom in person" : ode to a "woman of worth" (Proverbs 31:10-31) -- "Filled with fear" : exhortation to trust in God (Proverbs 3:5-7) -- "Silent disciples, shouting stones" : Jesus' procession into Jerusalem (Luke 19:37-40) -- "My favorite angel" : the angel's appearance to the women at the tomb (Matthew 28:1-10) -- "Joseph : father  of our dreams" : the angel appears to Joseph (Matthew 1:18-25) -- "Tony, Tony, turn around" : the parable of the lost coin (Luke 15:8-10) -- "Suppertime at the Gospel Café" : the Christ hymn (Philippians 1:1-11)
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