8/15/2017 5:40 AM
Patricia Tull
Everyone knows, practically every day, the cost of a gallon of gasoline at the local pump. What we may not recognize so constantly are its hidden costs, …
8/13/2017 11:54 AM
Karoline Lewis
It’s good to be back, Dear Working Preachers. Yes, it is always good to come home after an extended trip, but it’s good to be back writing this …
8/10/2017 7:23 AM
Rolf Jacobson
Listen to the accompanying podcast for this sermon series. The podcast covers each of the eight sessions.
In perhaps his most famous sermon, Martin Luther …
8/8/2017 6:51 AM
Rachel Wrenn
A recent State Farm commercial depicts how a shift in context can dramatically change the meanings of words: “Is this my car?!”—with joy, …
8/6/2017 11:06 AM
Matt Skinner
I hope we can all agree that it’s misguided to take Matthew’s story about Peter walking on the water and turn it into a sappy morality tale …
8/3/2017 7:19 AM
Nathan Aaseng
I heard those words again last week: “We’re spiritual but not religious.” I hear them often, and I’m sure you have, too. This has …
7/30/2017 8:00 PM
Matt Skinner
While Karoline Lewis continues her short vacation from writing this column, I’m filling in for two more weeks.
A lesson difficult for many preachers …
7/23/2017 8:15 PM
Matt Skinner
While Karoline Lewis takes a short vacation from writing this column, I’m filling in for three more weeks.
A long time ago, back when Kevin Costner …
7/16/2017 7:55 PM
Matt Skinner
While Karoline Lewis takes a short vacation from writing this column, I’m filling in for four weeks.
When I explore Matthew’s Gospel with …
7/9/2017 4:32 PM
Karoline Lewis
Dear Working Preachers, last week, taking a cue from Matthew 11:28, "Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give …
7/8/2017 1:22 PM
Sarah Griffith Lund
“To set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace.” Romans 8: 6
I start with a deep, centering breath …
7/7/2017 1:09 PM
Eunjoo Mary Kim
In the summer, Eunjoo Mary Kim suggests that preachers can depart from the lectionary, preaching sermon series in a style that is enjoyable, collaborative, …
7/2/2017 9:59 PM
Karoline Lewis
The invitation to rest is not one I readily or easily accept. Even from Jesus. There are at least a hundred reasons why, of course -- too much to do, expectations …
6/30/2017 1:30 PM
Michael B. Curry
Presiding Bishop Michael Curry explores ideas for preaching series in the summer months. He describes the serial possibilities for sermons based on a particular …
6/25/2017 8:00 PM
Karoline Lewis
"Whoever welcomes you welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me.”
It’s one thing to be in the position of welcoming …