United Methodist pastorates in Georgia and South Carolina. His many books include Preaching to Strangers: Evangelism in Today’s World (Westminster/John Knox) and Peculiar Speech: Preaching to the Baptized (Eerdmans). Martin Luther once said, “A good preacher should have these properties and virtues: first, to teach systematically; secondly, he should have a ready wit; thirdly, he should be eloquent; fourthly, he should have a good voice; fifthly, a good memory; sixthly,
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