Recently I began uploading my sermons to the beautifully designed Sermon Audio website (sermonaudio.com). Since I am the audio/video guy at my church, I pull double-duty as both sermon giver and sermon audio editor. So I get to listen to myself preach every week, which isn’t always fun and exciting. Sometimes it’s embarrassing – butContinueContinue reading “On Bad Habits and Nervous Ticks in the Pulpit”
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On Sermon Length
Question: How long should a sermon be? Answer: A sermon should be long enough to impress the truth on the people’s hearts, and no longer. Let me explain:Most sermons could be distilled down to a paragraph or shorter, but if a sermon consisted of 45 seconds of reading an explanatory sentence, then the people would notContinueContinue reading “On Sermon Length”
On Writing – Book Review
Yes, that’s a real wildcat. It’s actually stuffed roadkill. I am not a fan of horror books or films, so I admit that I have never read one of Stephen King’s novels. In fact, I would probably fit into the group of prudes that he affectionately terms “The Legion of Decency.” Guilty. Although IContinueContinue reading “On Writing – Book Review”
New Charles Spurgeon Mugs and T-Shirts
Here’s a few new designs for Spurgeon gear over at my print on demand shop. Check them out: Spurgeon Coffee Mug: Spurgeon Mug – Man of Prayer (Minimalist Design) by Joe_Cassada PREACH – Spurgeon Tee (Grayscale) by Joe_Cassada Here’s more Spurgeon goodness: Charles Spurgeon Quotes by Joe_Cassada
My System for Choosing Books to Read
Not really how my library looks, but close.As a book lover, one challenge I do not face is the lack of reading material; rather, the lack of time to read everything I want is my constant affliction. How can I read more books? If finding more time isn’t possible, then I must learn to separateContinueContinue reading “My System for Choosing Books to Read”
Deep Work – Book Review
In my opinion, this is the best non-ministry book for ministry. Cal Newport (professor of computer science at Georgetown University) will teach pastors and preachers how to be productive and accomplish “deep work.” Spurgeon approves. Cal is a unicorn: a rare breed of social-media free Millennial. His success as an influencer in the productivity nicheContinueContinue reading “Deep Work – Book Review”
The Man in the Arena
Artwork by yours trulyIn light of graduation season and Father’s Day (which is just around the corner), I thought I would share this famous excerpt from a speech given by Theodore Roosevelt. It is both an excellent charge to this year’s graduates and also a motivating word for fathers. “It is not the critic whoContinueContinue reading “The Man in the Arena”
Public Places That Offer Solitude for Deep-Thinking
Cal Newport recently wrote about Simon Winchester’s writing barn. In his post, he discussed the benefits of location-boosted cognition, a term I think Newport may have coined. Location-boosted cognition is the idea that people who need to concentrate deeply should do so in places that lend themselves to deeply focused thinking. One commenter in theContinueContinue reading “Public Places That Offer Solitude for Deep-Thinking”
Why I Grew A Beard
When a man first grows a beard (or rather, when he stops shaving), people will ask, “Why did you grow a beard?” If you’ve ever wondered how to answer the question, then share this poem with those scruff-less skeptics. Here’s why I grew a beard: Beardly Resolve by Joe Cassada A beard’sContinueContinue reading “Why I Grew A Beard”
"He Loves God A LOT!"
It’s funny how people take to different styles of preaching. Some folks view the loud preachers as condemnatory and mean. Not my daughter Moriah.Recently we enjoyed a vacation in Tennessee with my in-laws. On Sunday we visited a Baptist church in the area (Pigeon Forge). The preacher there was one of those (as I callContinueContinue reading “"He Loves God A LOT!"”
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