Preaching Advice from a Doctor

You know, Bryan,” he said, “preaching is like preforming surgery. You have to take out the scalpel and cut deep. Preaching, like surgery, is a violent act. This takes courage; you have to wound before you can heal. Most preachers,” he continued, “are trying to do heart surgery without breaking the skin. They are trying to fix a man’s heart with a band-aid and neosporin.”