{"product_id":"preaching-in-an-age-of-distraction-paperback","title":"Preaching in an Age of Distraction - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJ. Ellsworth Kalas\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePreaching\u003c\/i\u003e's Top Books on Preaching\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLet your eyes look straight ahead; fix your gaze directly before you. Give careful thought to the paths for your feet and be steadfast in all your ways. -- Proverbs 4:25-26\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreaching is difficult enough under the best of circumstances. But what are we to do when it seems that all of us--hearers and preachers alike--are constantly distracted?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVeteran preacher and homiletics professor J. Ellsworth Kalas offers wise insights for effective preaching in an age of distraction. He examines how people have been distracted in every era and explores how God can meet people precisely at the point of their distraction. Regardless of whatever new technologies come our way, this call to pastoral attentiveness, creativity and excellence provides avenues for connecting with congregations with a countercultural clarity of focus.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRediscover how the proclamation of the Word still speaks profoundly to distracted hearers. Invite your congregation to a renewed attention to the things of God.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEllsworth Kalas is senior professor of homiletics at Asbury Theological Seminary in Lexington, Kentucky. He is the author of many books, including \u003ci\u003ePreaching the Calendar\u003c\/i\u003e (Westminster John Knox) and \u003ci\u003eFaith from the Back Side\u003c\/i\u003e (Abingdon).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 167\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 04, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47405598769330,"sku":"9780830841103","price":21.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/40a714f7a39595e64f840b9274c14f65.webp?v=1778188983","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/preaching-in-an-age-of-distraction-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}