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From Life Support to Life-Sustaining, There is Hope for the Declining Church

Revitalizing the Declining Church: From Death's Door to Community Growth, by Desmond Barrett, offers hope…

Bret HammondMay 14, 2021

Writing

Reveal Yourself to Me

Should we randomly open our Bible and ask God, “Reveal yourself to me”?If we truly…

Bret HammondMay 6, 2021

The Devil Inside: How My Minister Father Molested Kids In Our Home And Church For Decades And How I Finally Stopped Him

Ministry Resources Reviews

The Devil Inside, by Jimmy Hinton, a Review

The Devil Inside: How My Minister Father Molested Kids In Our Home And Church For…

Bret HammondMay 2, 2021

Reviews

Soundtracks, by Jon Acuff, a Review

Soundtracks: The Surprising Solution to Overthinking, by Jon Acuff, is enjoyable, motivating, and perfect for…

Bret HammondApril 24, 2021

Preaching Hope in Darkness: Help for Pastors in Addressing Suicide from the Pulpit

Ministry Reviews

Preaching Hope in Darkness, a Review

Preaching Hope in Darkness: Help for Pastors in Addressing Suicide from the Pulpit by Scott…

Bret HammondApril 20, 2021

Devotional Writing

What I Learned from a Broken Dog

Trixie was a great dog, but she was broken. The only problem was, she seemed…

Bret HammondMarch 26, 2021

Devotional Video

Out of Memory

Isaiah 43:25

Bret HammondMarch 24, 2021

Reviews

Love Matters More, by Jared Byas, a Review

Fear about being wrong in our beliefs has crowded out the clear message of Jesus’…

Bret HammondSeptember 19, 2020

Reviews

Subversive Meals: An Analysis of the Lord’s Supper under Roman Domination during the First Century

My first awareness of the Lord's Supper was attending a church event on a Sunday…

Bret HammondSeptember 9, 2020

Reviews

Trains, Jesus, and Murder: The Gospel according to Johnny Cash

I’m not sure what I was expecting from this book. I think I was, in…

Bret HammondSeptember 7, 2020

Bret Hammond

“See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of God.” Hebrews 12:15

The High View of Preaching, by Victor Pentz – A Review

The First Sermon After Disclosure Day

Book Review: Procrastination Proof: Never Get Stuck Again by Jon Acuff

The Perfect Vehicle – The Perfect Church?

Famous Last Words: Today You Will Be With Me in Paradise

Preaching and the Perfect Swing: What Golf Can Teach Us About Sermons

God’s Trombones, Part 4: Robert Smith Jr. and the Impact of Black Preaching

God’s Trombones, Part 3: The Power of Storytelling in Black Preaching

God’s Trombones, Part 2: From Harry Hoosier to Gardner C. Taylor

Re-Preaching the Text without Re-Preaching the Sermon

Bret's books

The High View of Preaching, by Victor Pentz – A Review

From Life Support to Life-Sustaining, There is Hope for the Declining Church

Reveal Yourself to Me

The Devil Inside, by Jimmy Hinton, a Review

Soundtracks, by Jon Acuff, a Review

Preaching Hope in Darkness, a Review

What I Learned from a Broken Dog

Out of Memory

Love Matters More, by Jared Byas, a Review

Subversive Meals: An Analysis of the Lord’s Supper under Roman Domination during the First Century

Trains, Jesus, and Murder: The Gospel according to Johnny Cash