This is a lovely little reflection on style and prose by Samuel D. James. As I remarked to Samuel, his observations highlight the essentially oral nature of Comer’s writing. His words on the page read like a transcript of his sermons and teaching; they accurately capture his voice, pitch, and tone. Which is why his audiobooks are so popular and, in my judgment, the ideal way to receive his work.

You might even say that Comer writes, not for a reading public—which by and large does not exist—but for a listening public. He reads to be heard, not to be read. Not unlike, now that I think of it, Malcolm Gladwell.

Is Comer the Gladwell of American Evangelicalism?