Month: October 2013

Culture
The Gravity of Discipleship

If you haven’t had a chance to see Alfonso Cuarón’s new sci-fi thriller, Gravity, then [...]

Dear Working Preacher
Losers

Dear Working Preacher,   There are some elements of the Christian faith that are just shocking enough, [...]

Columnist
Caring for Creation until End Times

When can we get to the future? Are we there [...]

Dear Working Preacher
The Pharisee, the Tax Collector, and the Reformation

Dear Working Preacher,   I’ve [...]

Sermon Development
Preaching Matthew, Part II: “Reorientation into God’s Reign”

Matthew’s Gospel gives us a [...]

Culture
Teaching the Faith: A Lesson from the Cracker Barrel

If you have spent much [...]

Dear Working Preacher
The Power of Names

Dear Working Preacher, There are some homiletical themes that are so powerful you need to be prepared [...]

Videos
Job’s Daughters – Kathryn Schifferdecker on Job 42

Kathryn Schifferdecker explores the lessons [...]

Sermon Development
Disorientation into Matthew’s World: Preaching Matthew, Part I

Preachers have an opportunity throughout [...]

Columnist
Thy Kingdom Come

Like so many of us who are of a religious ilk, I function in two worlds. The [...]