When I came back to the US in 2002, I came across two preachers on the radio I really liked.
You do not always see eye-to-eye with the person whose church you join but it would be safe to say that I like listening to these two men because I find value in their style, method, and message. It seems to follow the general flow of my own faith and the understanding developed in the Methodist church I attended as a child.
One of the great things about the internet is that you can find so much material about faith and religion on it. You can find ministers and ministries like these.
The first is Leo Giovinetti of Mission Valley Christian Fellowship in San Diego. What turned me onto listening to him regularly was how much actual Bible scripture he uses in many sermons.
His website offers recordings aligned to books in the Bible.
The next pastor I like to listen to on radio or internet is Alistair Begg.
He’s from the UK and I believe preaches in Ohio. Like Leo, he puts a lot of sensible humor in his sermons – but both are no-nonsense when it comes to the core beliefs they preach as the Christian faith – which are aligned with tradition and things like the Apostle’s Creed.
These guys are not Southern Baptist fire and brimstone preachers – but especially in this post-modern age, you would call them traditionalists, I’d assume….
Alistair Begg’s radio and internet ministry is called Truth for Life.
The last pastor I like to listen to is actually no longer with us: J. Vernon McGee and his Thru the Bible.
Like with the other two, the heart of his ministry is walking you through the scriptures of the Bible itself. That has always appealed to me (and in fact, it was likely Bible study as a child that eventually led me to be a literature major and made me a close reader of texts which has helped me out in many areas in life)….
McGee speaks to my heart especially because of his strong Southern accent and his down-home country style.
….it reminds me so much of my father’s parents…..and the area in semi-rural Northwest Georgia where I was raised.
If you listen to some of the sermons from these three men – you’ll get an idea of what flavor of Christian faith that appeals to me.
I don’t listen to them as consistently as I would like, but I do listen….
There work is available for free online at the sites linked above.
