Author: Heidi Mann

Mount of Olives, Old City, Jerusalem
Preaching Series
Matthew 24:1–14 – The Beginning of Jesus’s Temple Discourse [3 of 6]

Jesus has exited the temple [...]

Grapes with yellowed leaf in vineyard
Preaching Series
Mark 12:1–12 – The Parable of the Wicked Tenants [2 of 6]

The Gospels say little about [...]

Entry into the City
Preaching Series
Luke 19:28–40 – Jesus’s Triumphal Entry [Week 1 of 6]

Our passage is set on [...]

Cross-shaped palm on top of Procession of Palms Gospel reading
Preaching Series
Walking the Palm Sunday Path: A Lenten Sermon Series for 2026

During Lent, preachers help congregations [...]

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Culture
Sermon Development
Writing for the Ear, Preaching from the Heart

Making connections is at the center of preaching, according to [...]

View of Jerusalem skyline with church buildings
Sermon Development
Holy Lands, Holy Attention

For almost as long as people have called themselves “Christians,” they have undertaken pilgrimages to [...]

Woman and her mother look out window together.
Theology and Interpretation
Healing Beyond Bodily Transformation in Matthew’s Gospel

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

Bronze sculpture of homeless person sleeping on bench in front of church
Culture
Preaching with the ‘Nones’ in the Room

I spent the first half [...]

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, [...]