Month: March 2012

Columnist
Lectionary Pros and Cons

For most of my ministry I have been a solo pastor and had the daunting privilege of [...]

Videos
Preaching Moment 212: Will Willimon

Will shares insights on how to keep the biblical story [...]

Dear Working Preacher
Downward Mobility

Dear Working Preacher, The first time I preached on Palm Sunday I was an intern. So I [...]

Culture
A Review: ‘What Shall We Say?’ by Thomas G. Long

In his new book for [...]

Columnist
Where Have All the Prophets Gone?

Today, it feels too much like Elijah in the wilderness: [...]

Videos
Preaching Moment 211: Anna Carter Florence

Anna reflects about the tension that exists between teaching and [...]

Dear Working Preacher
Love and Memory

Dear Working Preacher, Just under two years ago I was at a family reunion, visiting with cousins [...]

Sermon Development
Study Confirms and Challenges Preachers

It seems like a no-brainer. Yet preachers rarely seek direct [...]

Worship
Lenten Addictions

Lent is the time in the liturgical year when preachers, for better or worse, are more apt [...]

Dear Working Preacher
Love or Justice?

Dear Working Preacher, Sometimes you just have to choose. The biblical witness is varied, even complex, and [...]