Month: September 2018

Dear Working Preacher
A Hyperbolic Homiletic

If it sounds like Jesus is coming down hard on the disciples, well, it should. We have [...]

Worship
Where Am ‘I’ in the Sermon?

Every preacher has his or her own personal anxiety dream. [...]

Sermon Development
Collaborative Preaching with Church Members

As a preacher regularly stirred by reading and interpreting the [...]

Dear Working Preacher
The Greatest

The relevance of Scripture continues to amaze me. The many stories and illustrations we think we need [...]

Dear Working Preacher
Who Do You Say that I Am?

“Who do you say that I am?” is a much harder question than we think [...]

Theology and Interpretation
Preaching + Suicide Prevention

In my own struggles with suicidality as a teen and [...]

Sermon Development
Preaching “Praises”

We get the name “Psalms” from the Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible: the word psalmos roughly [...]

Dear Working Preacher
A Tyre Mentality

It seems that no one can keep quiet when in the presence of God, as much as [...]