Month: February 2014

Dear Working Preacher
“Do Not Be Afraid”

Dear Working Preacher, “Do not be afraid.” It’s easy to [...]

Sermon Development
Picture, Passage, Point: Bringing Scripture to Life

When I served a congregation [...]

Columnist
Our Lenten Vocation: Serving and Preserving God’s Garden

Scripture’s story of Lent begins [...]

Sermon Development
From Controversy to Community: Preaching on the Fault Lines

Same-Sex Marriage Gun Control Fracking [...]

Dear Working Preacher
The Revolution Starts Here

Dear Working Preacher, I think a lot of us probably have one of two reactions [...]

Theology and Interpretation
Rethinking the ‘Lenten Journey’: Start by Asking, ‘What’s Lent for?’ (Part 2 of 2)

In this second of two [...]

Dear Working Preacher
The Relational God

Dear Working Preacher, Our relationships matter to God. Now, I’m guessing that it was rather easy for [...]

Videos
Whose Fault Is Jesus’ Death? – Matt Skinner

Matt Skinner, associate professor of [...]

Theology and Interpretation
Rethinking the ‘Lenten Journey’: The Train Has Left the Station (Part 1 of 2)

In the first of two [...]

Columnist
What Tradition Really Means

Just because I’m fascinated by the emerging church movement, the call to new life, and [...]