tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17279588.post115120899096844874..comments2023-10-27T08:44:56.668-05:00Comments on Oversight of Souls: William Cowper on pretentious, primping preachersRay Van Nestehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05871695572227993190noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17279588.post-1152389103252142772006-07-08T15:05:00.000-05:002006-07-08T15:05:00.000-05:00Jeff,Wow!Jeff,<BR/>Wow!Ray Van Nestehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05871695572227993190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17279588.post-1151559107520665872006-06-29T00:31:00.000-05:002006-06-29T00:31:00.000-05:00Dear Dr. Van Neste,I am an actor by background and...Dear Dr. Van Neste,<BR/><BR/>I am an actor by background and a ham by natural inclination, but I try very hard not to put on a show in preaching, so as not to be phony and so detract from the message. <BR/><BR/>Once, however, before an evening worship service, I was feeling a big goofy, and for the comic entertainment of about three early-arriving members, did my best "phony fundamentalist Bible-thumping preacher" imitation. One of the women watching, a sweet-hearted Christian, said, with great sincerity, "O Brother Jeff, that is the kind of preaching we need here!"<BR/><BR/>So badly have our fathers in the ministry mis-shapen the members' view of preaching, that they embrace the charicature and reject the authentic.<BR/><BR/>Love in Christ,<BR/><BR/>JeffJeff Richard Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03733241874625816333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17279588.post-1151329983828843142006-06-26T08:53:00.000-05:002006-06-26T08:53:00.000-05:00What a convicting post, and quite saddening. I won...What a convicting post, and quite saddening. I wonder what Mr. Cowper would say about (some) of today's television preachers.Nathan Finnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13870108451191610134noreply@blogger.com