Why Study Black Preaching? The African American pulpit has long been a place of theological…
Bret HammondFebruary 25, 2025
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In the Beginning . . . There is an old, well-worn, and often repeated poem by James Weldon Johnson titled “The Creation.” Written in…
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Storytelling as a Distinctive of Black Preaching In his book, The Heart of Black Preaching,…
Bret HammondFebruary 16, 2025
God's Trombones: Celebrating Black Preaching in America is a four-part small group study focusing on…
Bret HammondFebruary 12, 2025
"Exploring the Paranormal: Miracles, Magic, and the Mysterious," by R. Alan Streett, reads like a…
Bret HammondOctober 31, 2024
Repreach? Repeat? Rerun? Or Retread? When I first started preaching, the thought of re-preaching an…
Bret HammondSeptember 9, 2024
Where are your keys? Do you know where they are right now?My keys go in…
Bret HammondNovember 28, 2023
"Too many interpretations of Revelation miss its message of discipleship because those interpretations are obsessed…
Bret HammondMarch 24, 2023
What if Jesus isn't flying off the handle while cleansing the temple? What if there's…
Bret HammondFebruary 27, 2022