Luke A. Powery

The Practices of Christian Preaching

Church Leadership & Ministry

“Alcántara presents a clear and refreshing approach to the teaching of Christian preaching. This deliberate book brings homiletical pedagogy into the twenty-first century and sows innovative seeds that will bloom homiletical beauty in multicultural pulpits for many years to come.”

Theologies of the Gospel in Context

Preaching & Worship

“The gospel is not the gospel of Jesus Christ unless it is enfleshed in the world in particular contexts. The homileticians in this collection teach this and challenge us to remember that without the gospel, homiletics is a dead discipline and preaching is a vain task. Readers will walk away from these pages knowing that homiletical theology has a heart and that heart beats to the rhythm of the gospel.”

You Welcomed Me

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“Kent Annan is a masterful writer and thoughtful, compassionate humanitarian who knows how to love in word and deed. His life service matches his lip service and the words on the pages of this book. These words are clothed in the love of God that welcomes the stranger, refugee, and immigrant, in not only theoretical ways but through meaningful, practical suggestions. This book is 'for such a time as this,' a prophetic literary witness of the Gospel for today. If you want to be more like Jesus, if you want to know the welcoming presence of God for the least, the lost, and the left out, read this book because in its pages breathes the hospitality of God for all people. In it, the reader will be challenged not only to be for Jesus but to be for what Jesus was for.”