Great explanation builds an idea in someone’s head by starting where our hearers are, igniting curiosity, building slowly, and by using metaphors and examples.

Packing Lunches for Eternity, Learning Greek, Good News on Religious Liberty, Relational conflict

Churches and abuse, Singleness and Barrenness, iPhone Inventor’s Fears

Tell stories which revolve around a sympathetic character, build tension, offer sufficient detail, and have a satisfying resolution.

Children’s Ministry, Bi-partisan hypocrisy, Steward your screen time

While humor is a useful tool in ordinary public speaking, it has no place in the pulpit.