There?s an old saying: ?If it sounds too good to be true, then it probably isn?t true.? There are some things that are so farfetched that their veracity is questioned at every turn. There are many ?seems too good to be true? things in life. Those ?seems too good to be true? things have been around forever I suppose. It is possible to detect them even in the resurrection of Jesus of from the dead. Have you ever thought about resurrection being something that seems too good to be true?

Sometimes I think the late Neil Postman is the prophet for out time. After reading about the Miley Cyrus photo fiasco, I am convinced of this. If you have a pre-teen daughter, you know that Miley is the star of "Hannah Montana," the hugely popular Disney television series. This 15-year-old is the singing-acting-dancing daughter of country music singer Billy Ray Cyrus. "Hannah Montana" and Disney have crafted the image of this young lady as a safe role model for little girls.

Doctrine That Dances, from B&H Publishing and author Robert Smith, is Preaching.com's Preaching Book of the Year.

As more and more churches respond to the call of short-term missions, this brings with it the challenge of preaching through an interpreter.