Mark Buchanan

Oct 31, 2024 | preachingtoday.com | Mark Buchanan

“Good talking, Dad.” I waited each Sunday after I’d preached for my daughter, Nicola, then a teenager, to say those words. Sometimes she did, sometimes she didn’t. When she did, I felt heaven’s approval, or at least its nod. When she didn’t, I felt my preaching was slipshod, a mere sputtering and blathering. If my words couldn’t reach and touch my daughter, woe is me. And who else was I missing? I loved the little grammatical glitch in Nicola’s phrase, her slightly off-kilter syntax.

Oct 23, 2024 | preachingtoday.com | Rob Hall |Philip Graham Ryken |Mark Buchanan

Introduction What is one of the best ways to keep your air clean at home? Yes, an air filter. We are a full service church so we wanted to remind you to please change your filters today! Just kidding. I bring this out to remind us that we all have filters, ways we process information. Your mind has a filter. Depending on how you were raised, where you went to school, experiences, jobs, books you’ve read, and so many other things, all have become a filter for how you and I think about things.

Aug 22, 2024 | preachingtoday.com | John Johnson |Mark Buchanan |Aaron Damiani

Editor’s Note: If you have missed any articles in this series, be sure to check out the Introduction article, where you can find all of the articles that have been released. Walking the Oregon coast, I am learning to pay attention. There is this mysterious advance and retreat. Tuned to the orbits of the sun and moon, tides run their course. In a fishing community, if you miss the tide, you miss the whole day. You go, ready or not. In my walks, I have learned to adjust.

Aug 6, 2024 | preachingtoday.com | Michael Lawrence |Mark Buchanan

Introduction I went to a university that was known for its basketball team. The students who attended the games (like me), were known as the sixth man on the team, because of our persistent vocal support of what was going on on the court. We had all sorts of cheers, but one of the things we were best known for was our creativity in taunting the opponent.

Feb 15, 2024 | preachingtoday.com | Kevin Miller |Matt Woodley |Mark Buchanan

Introduction (Read Amos 5:4-15) A week ago, I was coming home from Midway Airport, and I asked my Lyft driver, “Do you also drive for Uber?” “No,” he said. “They’re bad people.” “Because they don’t pay enough? “Yes—and Lyft people are bad, too. How much you pay for this ride—$60?” $64. “I show you when we get there. I get $21.62.” Wait. Where does the rest go? “To rich people. Rich people! I pay the gas. I pay the tolls. I use my car. I get nothing.” I gave him a $20 tip to help him out.