Craft of Preaching

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Videos
Baptism of Our Lord: God’s vision

What if God’s vision is bigger than we think? In [...]

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Theology and Interpretation
Healing Beyond Bodily Transformation in Matthew’s Gospel

Matthew’s Gospel contains many stories [...]

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Videos
Second Sunday of Christmas: Light in the darkness

Does your preaching actually make a difference? Matt Skinner reflects [...]

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Videos
Christmas Eve: Outrageous claim of love

Sitting in front of a Christmas tree with 1,500 lights, [...]

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Videos
Third Sunday of Advent: Recognizing Christ’s presence

Are you really the one [...]

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Videos
Fourth Sunday of Advent: Faithfully proclaim peace

Joseph didn’t know the ending—but [...]

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Culture
Preaching with the ‘Nones’ in the Room

I spent the first half [...]

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Craft of Preaching
Second Sunday of Advent: A new king is coming

Is the family tree of David really just a stump? [...]

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Videos
First Sunday of Advent: Christ’s presence, right here, right now

In this Preacher to Preacher [...]

The Gospel People Don't Want to Hear by Lisa Cressman, Working Preacher Books series
Culture
The Gospel People Don’t Want to Hear

Preachers need to “let the sky fall,” says Lisa Cressman, [...]