Preaching or lecturing…a thought from David Hockney

If someone reads a lecture and you’re in the audience, you ask yourself why you’re there – you might as well have just read it yourself. But someone delivering a talk with an interest and an enthusiasm, that’s the difference, isn’t it? The audience can tell you’re enthusiastic from the tone of your voice. (Hockney)

From ‘Spring cannot be cancelled’ p220 (Kindle) p240 (HB)

I wonder if preaching is like that…a conversation with the listener. Doesn’t delivery matter as much as content? How you say it says a lot about how much it matters to you. And by implication, how much it should matter to the listener. (AP)

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Andrew Pratt

Andrew Pratt was born in Paignton, Devon, England in 1948.

One thought on “Preaching or lecturing…a thought from David Hockney”

  1. How much it matters to you.
    And when you are one with, excited by the union, and active within the word, if you find a seeker and resonate with them, you are a conduit indeed.
    in stepping down you have stepped up.

    Loving the journey, thanks Andrew

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