People wanted to hear about James, Romans, and cults. I had determined to preach all the hard texts in the Bible while still new at the ministry because I figured that when I grew older I would lose my courage. After serious reflection I organized a year starting with Romans and then moving to James in the morning and introductions to twelve cults. Having been raised in a particular tradition which asks certain questions before producing sermons, I had to deal with my own mental frame of reference