Dear Working Preacher
A Sabbath Perspective
This past week was the 26th Festival of Homiletics in Washington, D.C., “Preaching and Politics.” An appropriate [...]
Month: May 2018
Dear Working Preacher
If the Trinity Mattered
Confession time — I am not a systematic theologian. So when it comes to saying something about [...]
Theology and Interpretation
Preaching + Stereotypes
Then turning toward the woman, he said to Simon, “Do you see this woman?” – Luke 7:44a [...]
Dear Working Preacher
A True Pentecost
Pentecost Sunday. A rather troubling misnomer, after all. Because even though we know in theory that the [...]
Sermon Development
Preaching to Grads
Graduate Recognition Sunday. Just the mention is enough to give you THE SHIVERS,[1] isn’t it? Not for [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Prayers Needed
Back in February, I was the presenter at a woman’s retreat, my fourth year in a row [...]
Worship
Savoring the Task: Keeping Easter Alive
Maybe we should pay for the high school trumpet player’s [...]
