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By Richard Hamilton, July 18, 2009 8:25 pm

John Piper seems to have caused a little stir this week. On July 15, he posted his thoughts on drama and movie clips in church services. The “controversy” seems to center around his comment, “I think the use of video and drama largely is a token of unbelief in the power of preaching.”

Here is why John Piper is wrong (yes, I said it, wrong). He does not understand what preaching is. (Sorry John, it’s true. No offense.) Preaching is not somebody droning on about the Bible. Preaching is communicating good news. Spoken word does not hold exclusive rights to the communication of good news.