“One might say that any sermon involves both an “itch” and a “scratch” and sermons are born when at least implicitly in the preacher’s mind the problematic itch intersects a solutional scratch—between the particulars of the human predicament and the… — Eugene L. Lowry Copy Share Image
“the primary purpose of sermon introductions is to produce imbalance for the sake of engagement.” — Eugene L. Lowry Copy Share Image
“The term plot is key both to sermon preparation and to sermon presentation.” — Eugene L. Lowry Copy Share Image
“So it is that once a person has settled on the question as to what is wrong, the choice of cures is limited. You… — Eugene L. Lowry Copy Share Image
“Transforming our intuitions into articulate form is precisely the purpose of this book.” — Eugene L. Lowry Copy Share Image
“Sometimes a sermon idea seemed to emerge on its own, possessed of its own power, and required a developmental process more akin to pruning… — Eugene L. Lowry Copy Share Image
“Whatever the thinking of Prof. Lowry and his editor, they obviously share the conviction that The Homiletical Plot can sit comfortably on the shelf… — Eugene L. Lowry Copy Share Image
“Why not conceive every sermon as narrative—whether or not a parable or other story is involved?” — Eugene L. Lowry Copy Share Image
“Says Robert Roth in Story and Reality: “For the Greeks . . . words were definitions. . . . For the Hebrews, on the contrary, words were descriptions.” 14” — Eugene L. Lowry Copy Share Image
“It is not enough to probe the question of what the text is saying. It is equally important to discover why it is saying… — Eugene L. Lowry Copy Share Image
“Hence there is more action or natural movement in describing, for example, a God who walks in the garden in the cool of the… — Eugene L. Lowry Copy Share Image
“So it is that much homiletical advice tends to function in reverse—that is, it works reasonably well in evaluating a sermon already formed, but… — Eugene L. Lowry Copy Share Image
