Let's admit it – some texts are just plain hard. Join several biblical and preaching faculty while they talk honestly about the challenges and opportunities of preaching difficult texts.
1. Introduction / What Makes A Text Difficult
2. Approaching Difficult Texts
3. Strategies For Embracing Difficult Texts
4. Terence Fretheim, Song of Solomon 8:6-7, 11-14 and Isaiah 5:1-7
5. Mary Hinkle Shore, Matthew 15:21-28
6. David Lose, Mark 10:17-27
7. Karoline Lewis, Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24
8. Conclusion