June 8, 2008
FROM MY BOOKSHELF: Beyond Normal
By LeRoy Lawson Today”s preacher has to be able to do much more than talk. He is not unlike an orchestra conductor creating beautiful sermonic music, pointing now to the lighting technicians, waving at the sound man, calling in the computer operator, relying on the prep work of the graphics personnel and creative artists, and weaving in TV and movie clips to present a harmonious worship experience that inspires the congregation and, it is hoped, pleases God. It is not now as it was in days of yore. We had then, instead, to rely on words: uttered, quoted, organized, explained,
