Articles by Rev. Dr. Neal Presa
The Rev. Neal D. Presa, Ph.D. is a Filipino American pastor theologian who is Associate Pastor of the 1100-member Village Community Presbyterian Church (Rancho Santa Fe, California), Visiting Professor of Practical Theology for International Theological Seminary (West Covina, CA), Visiting Professor and Scholar for Union Theological Seminary (Dasmariñas, Philippines), Research Fellow for Practical and Missional Theology for the University of the Free State (Bloemfontein, South Africa), Fellow for The Center for Pastor Theologians (Oak Park, Illinois), and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Presbyterian Foundation (Jeffersonville, IL). He was the Moderator of the 220th General Assembly (2012-2014) of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). He is the Book Review Contributing Editor for The Living Pulpit.
Reviewed by Neal Presa
Charlie Self, Flourishing Churches and Communities: A Pentecostal Primer on Faith, Work, and Economics for Spirit-Empowered Discipleship (Grand Rapids, MI: Christian’s Library Press, 2013).
Reviewed by Neal D. Presa
My Bright Abyss: Meditation of a Modern Believer by Christian Wiman (New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2013).
In his battle with a bone disease that renders him in agonizing pain and preparing for a bone marrow transplant, Wiman recounted his wrestling and grappling with the God whom he knows and pondering the future of his wife and child.
Reviewed by Neal D. Presa
According to author Cox, preaching requires sermon preparation and delivery that will enable the brain to receive the intended message. He lists several techniques for engaging the neural pathways in our brains to do just that.
Reviewed by Neal D. Presa
Dem Dry Bones: Preaching, Death, and Hope by Luke A. Powery (Fortress Press, 2012)
What Not to Say: Avoiding the Common Mistakes That Can Sink Your Sermon by John C. Holbert and Alyce M. McKenzie (Westminster John Knox Press, 2011)
Reviewed by Neal Presa
Miroslav Volf, Free of Charge: Giving and Forgiving in a Culture Stripped of Grace.
Timothy Keller, The Prodigal God: Recovering the Heart of the Christian Faith.
