Craft of Preaching

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Theology and Interpretation
Healing Beyond Bodily Transformation in Matthew’s Gospel

Matthew’s Gospel contains many stories [...]

Jillian Engelhardt
Jillian Nelson
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Videos
Second Sunday of Christmas: Light in the darkness

Does your preaching actually make a difference? Matt Skinner reflects [...]

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Matt Skinner
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Videos
Christmas Eve: Outrageous claim of love

Sitting in front of a Christmas tree with 1,500 lights, [...]

Karoline Lewis
Karoline Lewis
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Videos
Third Sunday of Advent: Recognizing Christ’s presence

Are you really the one [...]

Karoline Lewis
Karoline Lewis
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Videos
Fourth Sunday of Advent: Faithfully proclaim peace

Joseph didn’t know the ending—but [...]

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Matt Skinner
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Culture
Preaching with the ‘Nones’ in the Room

I spent the first half [...]

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Stephanie Spellers
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Craft of Preaching
Second Sunday of Advent: A new king is coming

Is the family tree of David really just a stump? [...]

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Rolf Jacobson
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Videos
First Sunday of Advent: Christ’s presence, right here, right now

In this Preacher to Preacher [...]

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Matt Skinner
The Gospel People Don't Want to Hear by Lisa Cressman, Working Preacher Books series
Culture
The Gospel People Don’t Want to Hear

Preachers need to “let the sky fall,” says Lisa Cressman, [...]

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Working Preacher
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Videos
Christ the King Sunday: Christ is here and now

What does “today you will be with me in paradise” [...]

Karoline Lewis
Karoline Lewis