Preaching: On the Wane?

A recent edition of The Grand Rapids Press carried in its "Religion" section a report concerning an address at Calvin Seminary by Haddon W. Robinson, president of Denver Conservative Baptist Seminary, on the subject of preaching. The title of this report was "Preaching: A Lost Art?" and the sub-title, "Good Sermons Demand Work, Teacher Says." The report was of interest to me because Dr. Robinson's address dealt with a very real problem in American pulpits in general. Preaching of the Word is...