I think the title speaks for itself. I’m a budding homiletician and part time African American historian with a clear emphasis on the Black Church. I need some books, just to be able to put my hand on them when I need to, and also, to get up on some summer reading in my particular […]
Read more "Books I’d like to buy, but have no money"I had the honor and distinction of preaching what amounted to my trial/first sermon here in Atlanta, well, Marietta, Georgia on March 21st, 2008 at a Seven Last Words service. For those inquiring minds I had the Third Word, John 19:25-27, “Woman, here is you son….Here is you mother!” And for further inquiries, the title […]
Read more "My Theolgy of Preaching, Part IV: The Seven Last Words"Even in the face of remarks deemed controversial by the mainstream media (MSM) concerning Obama’s pastor, I feel that there is a need to speak on the issue of black preaching. I did some opposition research and watched the O’Reilly Factor on FOXNews and those who frequent his show are familiar with his segment called […]
Read more "My Theology of Preaching, Pt. III: Coded Language"I remember one of the previous comments on my previous post in this section advised me to start with Scripture rather than culture as a doctrinal foundation. I believe I’ve come far enough whereas I can refute that basic presupposition that we must start with scripture and end with scripture. This sola scriptura has its […]
Read more "My Theology of Preaching, Pt. II: Progressive Revelation"My cousin gave me True to Our Native Land, an African American New Testament Commentary as a Christmas present and I flipped through it and I saw names like Cleophus J. LaRue, Thomas Hoyt and Brad Braxton and since I had heard of these, among other names I was real interested in what my cousin […]
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Joshua Lawrence Lazard 