More on mystery in preaching

Earlier this month I quoted James Earl Massey on the place of mystery in preaching. Richard Hansen also has some worthwhile thoughts on the topic:

Our preaching should leave some unanswered questions and a few loose ends dangling. Jesus was a master at this. If we're going to take Jesus as our preaching model, think of all the times he gave a sermon, and then his disciples would come later and ask, " Now what were you saying? What's the deal about the soil? " And he would explain it to them. In some ways, preachers today have been brainwashed into thinking we have to give people 100 percent answers, that they can't handle loose ends. Yet Jesus did that all the time. He did it in ways that helped people keep growing in their journey.

Good observation. I recommend reading the whole article.