2015’s Honoree: Wendell Winkler (learn more)

May 2016

Interesting Podcasts

By | May 6th, 2016|Categories: The Tool Box (Books, Sites, & Resources), Wendell Winkler|

A few months ago someone recommended a sermon prep podcast to me, and I subscribed to it in Downcast (the iPhone podcast app I use), [...]

That Which Would Cause Another To Go Astray

By | May 4th, 2016|Categories: By the Book: Precepts for Preachers of Today and Tomorrow, Wendell Winkler|Tags: |

Brother Winkler told the story of a blind man walking the streets at night with a lantern. Townsfolk observed him an wondered why a blind [...]

That Which Harms or Jeopardizes My Influence

By | May 2nd, 2016|Categories: By the Book: Precepts for Preachers of Today and Tomorrow, Wendell Winkler|

“Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for [...]

Check out these links—I think they might help you in your ministry:

By | May 2nd, 2016|Categories: The Tool Box (Books, Sites, & Resources), Wendell Winkler|

Thoughts on the rise and fall of pastors by Scott Sauls (scottsauls.com) Substitute “preacher” for “pastor,” and you’ll probably find this article to be incredibly [...]

April 2016

That Which Violates My Conscience

By | April 21st, 2016|Categories: By the Book: Precepts for Preachers of Today and Tomorrow, Wendell Winkler|Tags: |

On one occasion Brother Winkler gave the two following “sentence sermons.” The first was, “Where there is doubt, there is damnation.” The second was very [...]

Good links for preachers I’ve run across recently

By | April 18th, 2016|Categories: The Tool Box (Books, Sites, & Resources), Wendell Winkler|

The dangers and delights of a long ministry in one place (thegospelcoalition.org; audio from Alistair Begg) Someone recommended this to me a couple of weeks [...]

That In Which I Cannot Ask Christ To Participate With Me

By | April 18th, 2016|Categories: By the Book: Precepts for Preachers of Today and Tomorrow, Wendell Winkler|Tags: |

In a discussion with Moses, God informs him it is time to start moving to the promised land. However, He tells Moses, “...I will not [...]

This Thing I May Not Do

By | April 6th, 2016|Categories: By the Book: Precepts for Preachers of Today and Tomorrow, Wendell Winkler|Tags: |

“Class, whenever you come across an interesting phrase as you are studying, put an ‘S.T.’ beside it.” These words were spoken by brother Winkler on [...]

March 2016

An Unquestionable Unimpeachable Character

By | March 31st, 2016|Categories: By the Book: Precepts for Preachers of Today and Tomorrow, Wendell Winkler|Tags: |

Many are those, including some who are preachers, who are forced by their lives to say, “Do as I say, not as I do.” This [...]

Some good stuff for preachers . . .

By | March 30th, 2016|Categories: The Tool Box (Books, Sites, & Resources), Wendell Winkler|

Preaching Magazine Announces Albert Mohler’s Top 10 Books for Preachers in 2015 by Scorbin (lifeway.com) I usually like reading Mohler, which makes me interested in [...]

An Unwavering Confidence in the Importance of His Work

By | March 24th, 2016|Categories: By the Book: Precepts for Preachers of Today and Tomorrow, Wendell Winkler|Tags: |

How sad is the person who believes what he does in life is of no real consequence. There could be little, if any, incentive for [...]

Possessions of Paul, The Powerful Preacher: A Deep Passion for the Lost

By | March 17th, 2016|Categories: By the Book: Precepts for Preachers of Today and Tomorrow, Wendell Winkler|

What was the driving force that moved Paul to preach in spite of all he suffered in that undertaking? No doubt he wanted to please [...]

ScribblePreach

By | March 17th, 2016|Categories: The Tool Box (Books, Sites, & Resources), Wendell Winkler|

I’ve got just one thing to share today, but it’s pretty good. You should consider subscribing to ScribblePreach—it’s probably the best thing for preachers that [...]

Possessions of Paul, The Powerful Preacher: A Visible Sincerity

By | March 15th, 2016|Categories: By the Book: Precepts for Preachers of Today and Tomorrow, Wendell Winkler|

Douglas Adams, author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, is reported to have said, “To give real service you must add something which cannot [...]

Internet Resources and Various Links

By | March 15th, 2016|Categories: The Tool Box (Books, Sites, & Resources), Wendell Winkler|

The normal caveat applies to the resources in today’s post: Eat the hay and spit out the briars. Most of the resources below are from [...]