When Jesus taught the good news of the kingdom, He often spoke in parables. These stories were not simply helpful word pictures. Rather, they both reveal and conceal. They open the kingdom up to the understanding of those to whom God graciously gives the eyes of faith, even as they …

Faithful preaching has never been measured merely by eloquence, personality, or even theological precision. Throughout church history, the men God has most powerfully used have recognized that preaching is more than delivering information; it is the work of shepherding souls with the crook of God’s Word.