Wednesday, May 07, 2025

A very short book review: Dear Preacher, Letters on Preaching (2025)

 


From my X:

A very short book review: Dear Preacher, Letters on Preaching (2025).

I got this book in the mail over the weekend written by my friend Bryant Rueda.

The book is a series of 50 short, pithy, devotional essays (1-2 pages each in large font) presented as letters from an older preacher (PulpitTape) to his younger self, covering various topics (e.g., “Preaching as a Means of Grace,” “Preaching as Leadership,” “Preaching as Prayer,” etc.), liberally sprinkled with quotations from various preachers on the task of preaching (from Edmund Clowney to Al Martin to Fred Craddock, et al.).

Preachers might find it a helpful devotional read. One thing: When I read in the preface that the author was following the epistolary format of Lewis’ Screwtape Letters, I at first thought the voice of PreachTape was going to be a demon giving “anti-advice” for preaching, rather than a more angelic older self. That first thought might be a good idea for a sequel.

JTR

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