Month: November 2010

Theology and Interpretation
Advent Gospel Readings 2010

The Advent texts from the gospel of Matthew in Year A span from chapter one [...]

Theology and Interpretation
Creation Themes and Imagery during Advent

Advent is the celebration of God’s coming into the world [...]

Sermon Development
Praying the Text

Let’s face it. Preachers can sometimes experience a good deal of pressure to get that next sermon [...]

Columnist
It’s Already Been Redeemed

The days seem heavy lately, and it’s not just the tides or the seasons. If [...]

Dear Working Preacher
The Problem with John

Dear Working Preacher, Do you even wonder if John the Baptist made the first Christians as uncomfortable [...]

Videos
Preaching Moment 143: Brian McLaren

Brian talks about how the lifespan of the listener has [...]

Videos
Preaching Moment 142:Anna Carter Florence

Florence talks about what can happen when we “play around” [...]

Videos
Preaching Moment 141: Adam Hamilton

Pastor Hamilton discusses the role of topical preaching in the [...]

Dear Working Preacher
Preaching Thanksgiving

Dear Working Preacher, I don’t know about you, but I find preaching on Thanksgiving to be one [...]

Dear Working Preacher
The Undomesticated God

Dear Working Preacher, Here we are again, looking at the first Sunday in Advent, the beginning of [...]