Month: August 2010

Sermon Development
Preaching from a Manuscript is Not Heresy

I have a recurring nightmare in which I am in [...]

Videos
Preaching Moment 128: Michael Curry

on preachers who have been “born of God”

Dear Working Preacher
Your Most Important Sermon

Dear Working Preacher, Would you believe me if I told you that the sermon you [...]

Culture
The Inherent Moral Worth of a Pelican

One of the most poignant images to emerge from the [...]

Theology and Interpretation
Sometimes “The Point” Is Beside The Point

I must confess a prejudice. [...]

Columnist
Changing Words

For the last few years, I’ve spent a lot of time talking. Sermons, funerals, Bible studies, Confirmation [...]

Videos
Preaching Moment 127: Paul Scott Wilson

Paul Scott Wilson on understanding the “literal, allegorical, and theological” [...]

Dear Working Preacher
More Than Good Advice [or] Why Jesus Gets Killed, Pt. 2

Dear Working Preacher, If there [...]

Worship
Preaching and Worship for Children, Youth and Families

Our family has a habit [...]

Columnist
A Week Without Faith

I just got back from vacation. I spent a week almost entirely free of faith, and I [...]