H.B. Charles is one of my favorite preachers. Some time back I read his book On Preaching. Today, while thumbing through a notebook of old writing ideas, I came across this money quote. It perfectly sums up my heart’s desire as a preacher.
There are three kinds of preachers: the ones you can listen to, the ones you cannot listen to, and the ones you must listen to. I desire to be the type of preacher you must listen to. But that requires more than desire. It requires hard work. And that hard work never ends, if you take preaching seriously. H.B. Charles, On Preaching, 10.
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