Word, in which he argues that the gospel should not be reduced to formulae, by which he means predetermined propositions and structures of sermons (such as three-point or expository forms).4 Instead, the sermon must authentically and artistically grow out of the character of the person preaching and relate to the form of revelation represented in the biblical text being preached. Preaching should be more artistic poetry than philosophical prose. 1958 was a good year for homiletics as H. Grady Davis’s