Author: Heidi Mann

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Theology and Interpretation
Preaching Peculiar Passages of Scripture

Over the years, I have placed asterisks next to numerous [...]

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Culture
Preaching the Headlines

Preaching the Headlines is not actually about preaching on the headlines at all, but about determining what [...]

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Culture
Sermon Development
Preaching and Neurodiversity

Something changed in my preaching when my church installed a prayground up front in the [...]

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Theology and Interpretation
Honest to God Preaching: Talking Sin, Suffering, and Violence

“We only know of Israel’s [...]

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Culture
Extending Grace for the Next Generation of God Talk

“Lord, send a revival!” We [...]

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Culture
Sermon Development
Empowering Young People as Proclaimers

As preachers, part of our vocation is in helping disciples [...]

For Every Matter Under Heaven: Preaching on Special Occasions
Culture
Sermon Development
For Every Matter Under Heaven

Funerals, Weddings, and Preaching into Life’s Many Other Seasons and Circumstances Funeral? Wedding? House blessing? [...]

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Preaching Series
First-Century Guidance for 21st-Century Preaching: A Sermon Series on 1-2 Timothy

Leading a church as part [...]

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Culture
Sermon Development
The Risks of Preaching in Politically Fraught Times

In our current political climate, [...]

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Theology and Interpretation
Preaching Jeremiah: In Memory of Walter Brueggemann

How is preaching today similar [...]