Craft of Preaching

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Videos
Third Sunday of Easter: Hope doesn’t sustain itself

Hope degenerates fast. Someone has [...]

Mother's Day in Church
Theology and Interpretation
Mother’s Day, in Church?

Mother’s Day can present a conundrum to preachers, pastors, and ministry leaders. It is not [...]

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Second Sunday of Easter: Jesus finds you

Thomas didn’t want proof. He wanted what everyone else got. [...]

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Videos
Resurrection of Our Lord: Meet them there

Joy and fear don’t cancel each other out on Easter [...]

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Videos
Palm Sunday: Upside down

What kind of king rides into Jerusalem on a donkey? The upside down kind. Matt Skinner shares [...]

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Culture
Digital Homiletics

The Covid-19 pandemic threw a lot of preachers into the deep end of online preaching, without resources [...]

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Videos
Fifth Sunday in Lent: The act of unbinding

What if preaching itself is an act of unbinding? Karoline [...]

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Videos
Fourth Sunday in Lent: Suspicion versus compassion

When the man born blind [...]

A city skyline with buildings and a water tower.
Videos
Third Sunday in Lent: Living water

She left her jar behind. What will the people who [...]

Why I Preach the Narrative Lectionary
Sermon Development
Why I Preach from the Narrative Lectionary

Scripture tells a story. It tells many stories, in fact, [...]