Our mission together:
A message from the Senior Editor. . .

Preachers differ from one another in talent and style, and in many other ways. So too do the members of their congregations. And all come together to participate in the worship experience in their uniqueness: different attitudes; different expectations; different degrees of interest, intensity, enthusiasm; different distractions. Moreover, these differences are subject to constant change—from moment-to-moment, from day-to-day, from week-to-week. Consequently, from Sunday-to-Sunday there is in every Church a new and different congregation, as well as a new and different preacher.

From week-to-week—for better or for worse—there is change. Nothing remains the same ... except ... except the immutable Word of God which comes into our midst. And, from week-to-week, both the changing preacher and the changing congregation move in one of two directions—for better or for worse—depending on the state of their love affair with the Word who dwells among them.

There is no “changing the Word of God,” wrote the Apostle Paul. The Word of God is unchained: it issues commands; it predicts events; it consoles and reprimands; it stems off evil; it inspires; it blesses. In short, it makes things happen.

The Word of God is a creative Force. It gives us life—“Let us make man in our own image”—and, from moment-to-moment and week-to-week it shows us the way to New Life.

From moment-to-moment and week-to-week the question arises, “Are we ready to receive this Message of New Life that comes from God? ... Are we willing to position ourselves before God in a way that acknowledges our total dependence on Him, not only for life but for the way of life? ... Are we ready and willing to reverse our values and reorder our priorities in order to harmonize our life with the Will of God, who became one of us to show us how much He loves us?”

“God loves you!” You have His Word for it! And He is waiting for you to respond lovingly to this healing Message. That is the Word from God. You can proclaim it in a thousand different ways. But whether your preaching evokes tears or generates laughter, the Message remains the same: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God”—and the Word is immutable, and the Word is now, and the Word is Love.

On behalf of all who made this web site a reality, I express a fervent hope that it will be of value to your preaching ministry—a reliable resource for helping to “make things happen,” in your life and in the life of your congregation, both.

— James F. Colaianni, Sr.
Founding Publisher and Senior Editor
Voicings Publications