Month: January 2014

Sermon Development
Preaching Joy in Times of Conflict

It would sure be nice if the climate in our [...]

Dear Working Preacher
On Beatitudes and Blessing

Dear Working Preacher, Two questions animated — or maybe haunted — my exegetical study this [...]

Dear Working Preacher
Fishers of People

Dear Working Preacher, My theme in a nutshell: Jesus called ordinary people right in the middle of [...]

Theology and Interpretation
Laughing with Scripture

Almost everyone in the assembly was laughing. What was strange was that no one had told a [...]

Videos
Hebrews: Faith and Promise [VIDEO]

Craig Koester provides an entry point into the letter to [...]

Columnist
Stories and Norm

For the first million years of human existence climate change was no threat, not because our ancestors [...]

Dear Working Preacher
Notice, Share, Invite

Dear Working Preacher, If you really want to understand why the church is declining in North America, [...]

Columnist
First, Do No Harm

I recently attended a funeral service for a young person whose parents I know. The service was [...]

Dear Working Preacher
Baptismal Problems and Promises

Dear Working Preacher, Apparently, baptism was always a problem. The [...]

Videos
Preaching Moment 289: Anthony Bailey on Preaching the Everyday

Anthony Bailey emphasizes the importance [...]