Craft of Preaching

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Easter 5C: You are deeply loved

Before you love others, remember: you are deeply loved. Karoline [...]

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Sermon Development
Reading the Lectionary with Rashi

I have had the great fortune to teach in several [...]

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Easter 4C: Pointing to the signs of Jesus

Who is Jesus? In this Preacher to Preacher for May [...]

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Theology and Interpretation
Preaching Congregational Endings

“It’s the end of the world, as we know it.” [...]

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Easter 3C: Rooted in Jesus

In this Easter season reflection, Matt Skinner reminds us that Jesus never asks preachers to do [...]

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Easter 2C: You are invited

This Easter season, what invitation is the resurrected Jesus offering you? Karoline Lewis reminds us [...]

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Resurrection of Our Lord: Seek the Living

Rolf Jacobson reflects on the powerful question from Luke’s resurrection [...]

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Sermon Development
Divine Laughter: Preaching and the Serious Business of Humor

Do you ever experience a [...]

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Videos
Palm/Passion Sunday: Silence and Crowds

It’s Palm Sunday, but at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds Minnesota [...]

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Theology and Interpretation
Preaching the Passion Narrative in a Time of Eco-Crisis

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