Month: June 2014

Dear Working Preacher
On Hard Yokes and Heavy Burdens

Dear Working Preachers, I remember well the first time I [...]

Dear Working Preacher
No Small Gestures

Dear Working Preacher, What do you make of this week’s Gospel passage? I have to say that [...]

Columnist
Vegetative Parables

Author’s Note: Friends, if you enjoy writing and would like to hone your skills, consider applying for [...]

Dear Working Preacher
Living Beyond Fear

Dear Working Preacher, I’m writing this letter just after watching the U.S. World Cup match against Ghana [...]

Worship
A New Pentecost? A Season of Social Media

Lent. A time for self-reflection, austerity, and somber music. A [...]

Columnist
Prayer and Preaching

The things we carry with us — our race, our education, our gender, our families, our age, [...]

Dear Working Preacher
Trinitarian Congregations

Dear Working Preacher, I don’t know about you, but I often find myself dreading Trinity [...]

Dear Working Preacher
Pentecost Dreams

Dear Working Preacher, Pentecost is the time to dream. Come to think of it, maybe every season [...]

Columnist
Preach What You Know

I’m reading a novel by a best-selling author that reminds me of one of the cardinal rules [...]