tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1318702029180659203.post2784408263632836262..comments2023-04-27T04:07:06.136-07:00Comments on All That To Say...: Preaching, the Thick and Thin of It, 2Mark Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02540050430568723424noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1318702029180659203.post-75416285372661799512010-02-05T13:37:41.502-08:002010-02-05T13:37:41.502-08:00Thanks, Warren. I think you're right about psy...Thanks, Warren. I think you're right about psychologizing. Glad to have you as a reader.Mark Lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02540050430568723424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1318702029180659203.post-58693364791403584142010-02-05T08:56:07.234-08:002010-02-05T08:56:07.234-08:00Good post, Mark. I've preached this story many...Good post, Mark. I've preached this story many times in different settings, but still seem to learn something new or at least get a new emphasis whenever I read someone else's take on it.<br /><br />I appreciated this comment: "The drama is played out in the psyche of the characters before it is in real action. Inner landscapes are as important as outer ones. The biblical stories typically resist that kind of psychologizing, which serves to put the emphasis in the story on the initiative and action of God."<br /><br />I've read about avoiding psychologizing the text. If the preacher feels the need to do some of that, he should do it with a story of his own, even with imaginary characters, and leave the integrity of the biblical characters in tact.<br /><br />I appreciate sermonic tips as well as your development of this passage.Warren Baldwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17956713921509659993noreply@blogger.com