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Can We Talk?
Eric D Barreto | Working Preacher
Article about Preaching
Describing the nastiness of politics both outside and within the church, this article by Eric Barreto argues that preachers should model persuasive argumentation while remaining respectful and empathetic towards people who disagree with them.
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Leadership, Preaching, Congregation, Politics

Drawing Children into the Christian Story
Eric D Barreto | Enter the Bible
Article about Children or Youth Ministry
In this podcast and accompanying article, Elton, Howard, and Barreto discuss drawing children into the Christian story, suggesting practical tips for connecting kids to the Bible.
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Children, Culture, Intergenerational Worship

Culture, Technology, Preaching
Eric D Barreto | Working Preacher
Article about Preaching
Using the television show "Lost" as an aid, Eric Barreto considers the ways in which culture, technology, and shared narratives can influence preaching.
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Culture, Technology, Preaching, Social Media

Celebrating Our Differences
Eric D Barreto | Day1
Scripture Meditation or Sermon
In this video, Eric Barreto encourages us to celebrate our diversity and draws encouragement from Acts 2:1-21. He calls the diversity one of God's greatest gifts to the world.
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Culture, Diversity, Pentecost

A God Who Breaks All the Rules
Eric D Barreto | Day1
Scripture Meditation or Sermon
Eric Barreto's devotional on Psalm 15 and the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7) notes that God shatters expectations. "God demands more than we could possibly achieve but gives us more than we could possibly ask."
Acts 2:1-21
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Culture, Daily Living, Blessing, Sermon On The Mount

On Truth and Truthiness
Eric D Barreto | Working Preacher
Article about Preaching
In an age of skepticism and shifting truths, Eric Barreto suggests that one task of the preacher is to teach people how to use Scripture in order to cultivate wisdom instead of simply attaining knowledge.
Psalm 15; Matthew 5-7
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Culture, Postmodernism, Truth

Truth and Truthiness
Eric D Barreto | Day1
Article about Preaching
Today's preaching task may require, rather than just imparting knowledge, the cultivation and teaching of the wisdom needed to discern the difference between truth based on facts and figures and "truthiness," claimed through exclamation and passion.
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Culture, Wisdom, Truth, Preaching

Commentary on 1 Timothy 2:1-7
Eric D Barreto | Working Preacher
Eric Barreto’s commentary on 1 Timothy 2:1-7 struggles with the urging of the text to pray for the powerful in relation to the gospel’s redefining of power and reflects on how to preach this text.
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Power, God, Culture, Women