Good books on preaching the Bible abound. Books on preaching to the heart donâ??t. In his newest volume, Preaching: Communicating Faith in an Age of Skepticism (Viking, 2015), Tim Keller aims to tackle both. â??Preaching is not only explaining the text but also using it to engage the heart,â? he explains. â??I often see preachers giving so much time to the first task that they put little thought and ingenuity into the second.â?
The result is a much-needed volumeâ??complete with 234 (often substantive) endnotesâ??that unfolds the basics of faithful preaching (exposition, illustration, application), the unique challengesâ??and opportunitiesâ??of our cultural moment, and the need to make Jesus the saving hero of every sermon. I donâ??t know of any preaching book that offers such extended insight and practical counsel on understanding the contemporary Western (late-modern) heart. More of a â??manifesto than a manual,â? this is a superb resource not just for preachers but for anyone desiring to faithfully and effectively convey Christian truth in a post-Christian world.
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