Of Sermons and Peter Marshall [1902-1949]

"The use of the right word, the exact word, is the difference between a pencil with a sharp point and a thick crayon." - Peter Marshall

Preaching is a tricky art. Superficially, it may appear to be a speech or lecture, but it is something else entirely; something much more organic.

As sermons are a form of proclamation, they are at their least interesting and effective when written down in advance and read later, as the chief feature of a sermon is the connection between preacher and li…