Harold Ivan Smith

Plain Truth for Plain People

Preaching & Worship

“One of the common exhortations of Martin Luther King Sr.—‘Daddy King’—to preachers filling his pulpit at Ebenezer Baptist Church was a fervent: ‘Make it plain! Make it plain!’ In Plain Truth for Plain People, Estep offers sermons preaching to plain people, some of whom had PhDs and MDs. Over his career, he has taken preaching seriously. He has taken pastoring equally seriously. He has known congregants coming desperate for a bit of good news. As you scan, read, or re-read these sermons, you will find your mind saying: “Now, how did he say that?” These are not sermons extracted from filing cabinets or laptops and repackaged as a book. These well-crafted, well-preached sermons deserve a second or third hearing… or reading!”

Reaching Single Adults

Christian Living

“Reaching Single Adults is an important book that needs to be read by every pastor and Christian educator, as well as by every parent of a single adult who is concerned by the marginalization of the unmarried in the body of Christ. Dennis Franck does not just rehearse the problem or lambast church leaders. He passionately offers solid, seasoned guidance on how to reach America’s greatest mission field. Only a leader long in this field could have written such a resource for effective ministry.”

Unspoken Wisdom

Christian Living

“This is a tender book. Through these pages Ray Anderson introduces us to his father and the principles by which he lived. Many of us are hungry to know such good men.”