http://notesfromoffcenter.disqus.com/society and theology from the view of a Christian pragmatist.enSat, 12 Jul 2008 22:03:56 -0000http://notes-from-offcenter.com/2008/07/12/discomfort-in-preaching/#comment-1540094<p>I started to preach when the main pastor's duties and the political entanglement with the elders became so strenuous that he had no choice but to reach down into the bottom of the barrel and, well, ... I found myself standing at the pulpit with a congregation in front of me, while I depended on all my engineering skills at PowerPoint together with my experiences as I sifted through the Bible to find something that would be relevant. Given the all consuming preparation, the final result after the delivery was little more than a numbness from mental fatigue - a complete relaxation given that the stress of preparation (typical over a two to three week period) was finally gone.</p>LooneySat, 12 Jul 2008 22:03:56 -0000