Primer in (and at) Theocentric Preaching

In a series on God-centered preaching, Darryl Dash writes on how poor much of today's preaching really is:

Few preachers set out to preach sermons that trivialize Scripture, reduce a passage to a set of how-to lessons, and push God to the side. Yet it appears that this happens frequently, and with disastrous results.

Too true. Also worth reading are Darryl's evaluations of therapeutic preaching, moralistic preaching, and allegorical preaching. He's also begun writing about what preaching should be: here and here.