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Sarah Baldwin, Preaching Today's editorial coordinator, recently ran an annotated bibliography on the theme of Relationships. For this episode of PT Talk, we talk about why you'll want to check this resource out (along with other bibliographies on Emotions, Money, and Spiritual Formation).

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If you ever needed a case study on the importance of preaching, teaching, and doctrine, and the importance of having leaders entrusted with that crucial work, the recent CT story Are the Quakers Going Pagan? is it.

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Hey, I’m back! After a month-long hiatus, I’m back in the blogosphere. Last week, my journey through the book of Judges brought me to an incredible story which addresses the issue of God’s response to violence and injustice. It was timely for our church because twenty-four students have been murdered so far this school year in the Chicago Public School system. Although we live in a relatively safe North Shore neighborhood, issues of violence and injustice are never far from peoples’ minds. If you plan to address this issue at some point (and you should!), you might preach this story.

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We thought that in light of the current news about the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, you might need some materials to work with in your church. Below are some book reviews and related stories that may help you find a way forward in addressing particular issues concerning Mormonism from the pulpit or in related pastoral settings. Please exercise caution, however, in relating all Mormon practice to the more fundamentalist branch that is being highlighted in Texas. Most of these resources speak to the Mormon faith in general with a few hints of insight into the FLDS.

PreachingToday.com recently ran an illustration that was the unfortunate victim of embellishment. We've posted the corrected version for your records. These retractions don't happen often for us, but when they do, they often happen because of the very issue just mentioned: embellishment. For this episode of PT Talk, we discuss what happened, why it happened, and how to make sure it doesn't happen.

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Though I can't say I've read everything out there on the subject, I can say that Thomas Long's "Stolen Goods: Tempted to Plagiarize" is the best thing I've read so far about issues pertaining to preaching and plagiarism. Brian Larson, editor of PreachingToday.com, offered the same sentiments when he first received permission for us to run the article. If you haven't read it, take a moment to check it out. Also, we'd love for you to give a listen to the most recent episode of PT Talk to hear us discuss this controversial topic. This entry builds off of thoughts I briefly shared in that audio cast.

PreachingToday.com is currently running "Stolen Goods: Tempted to Plagiarize", an article by Thomas G. Long about the necessity of citation and the damage of deceit in preaching. The editors of Preaching Today wanted to use our new weekly audio feature - PT Talk - to chime in with a few thoughts on this controversial topic. Please use the comments section to share your own reflections.

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PreachingToday.com is currently running "Stolen Goods: Tempted to Plagiarize", an article by Thomas G. Long about the necessity of citation and the damage of deceit in preaching. If you're a member of Preaching Today, you can read it at any time by clicking on the link. Brian Larson (chief editor) and I will be discussing the article and its implications in the next episode of PT Talk (to be posted very soon). In the meantime, here are a few juicy quotes from Long's work:

It's been a couple weeks since I've posted blog entry, but that's because I'm in the middle of some vacation time. Even though I'm standing in Montana's Madison River with my fly rod in hand, I'm still thinking about preaching! I'll start posting again towards the end of April. But in the meantime, here are a few thoughts. . . .

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For quite some time, we've wanted to wade into the waters of audio. We're officially knee-deep. Just below is an audio player. Click "Play" and you get to hear the very first episode of PT Talk (hosted by Brian Larson, editor of Preaching Today, and Brian Lowery, managing editor of Preaching Today). If you'd rather download the audio file, there is a link just below the player. PT Talk is an opportunity for us to chat about what's making an impact on the world of preaching through the ministry of PT.com or the PT Blog. Some weeks we'll talk about an article that's being run on our site or a hot topic that's raging about in the world. Other weeks we'll talk about an illustration or something that's managed to get under our skin and make us think twice about something we thought we had untangled. This week we're talking about my interview with N.T. Wright. We've never had more traffice on a blog entry - or more comments. We figured it was right for us to pop in and offer our own comments and reflections.

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A section from Gary Thomas's The Beautiful Fight struck a deep chord with me this morning:

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Scot McKnight recently reviewed Anthony Thiselton's The Hermeneutics of Doctrine for the folks at Christianity Today. McKnight offers this synopsis of Thiselton's thoughts on doctrine and belief: