11/10/2019 3:44 PM
Dirk G. Lange
Apocalyptic themes fascinate, confuse, and rebuff us.
Almost everyone who comes to worship this week will have encountered some form of End Times theology …
11/5/2019 3:18 PM
Dirk G. Lange
Ed. note: This is the first in a six-part series.
The liturgical calendar and the readings of the Revised Common Lectionary (RCL) introduce the worshiper …
11/3/2019 12:02 PM
Cameron B.R. Howard
It’s a good week to read Haggai. It may or may not be a good week to preach Haggai—only you and the Holy Spirit know that for sure—but …
10/27/2019 12:05 PM
Joy J. Moore
What a month to come through as we turn toward All Saints Day, dear Working Preachers.
Some of you will know that I recently moved out of the first year …
10/24/2019 10:27 AM
Craig R. Koester
Preaching through the year of Matthew in the Revised Common Lectionary (RCL) presents both opportunities and challenges. First I’ll look at the dynamic …
10/20/2019 12:16 PM
Matt Skinner
Imagine if you could hear the prayers of people in your congregation.
Of course, sometimes you can, assuming the person offering them is part of a committee …
10/16/2019 3:44 PM
Patricia Tull
Isaiah 11 (December 8) imagines several qualities of wise leadership: wisdom and understanding, council (or strategic thinking) and strength, knowledge …
10/13/2019 12:17 PM
Rolf Jacobson
Thanks for preaching the Word, in season and out of season—steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the Lord. Your preaching of God’s Word …
10/7/2019 7:34 AM
Karoline Lewis
One of the things I practiced as a parent, and hoped to instill as a habit, was to have my sons write thank-you notes for the various gifts they received. …
9/29/2019 12:00 PM
Kathryn M. Schifferdecker
I know it is the custom in this column to focus on the Gospel text, but this week I’m going to focus primarily on the Old Testament reading from Habakkuk. …
9/27/2019 11:53 AM
Joy J. Moore
This week I’ve found myself struggling to switch my voice from a local congregation in Flint, Michigan, to you who preach in various locations around …
9/15/2019 12:05 PM
Matt Skinner
Once, when I was an M.Div. student, my teacher Beverly Roberts Gaventa told the class, “You’ll write a better exegetical paper if you choose …
9/9/2019 8:47 AM
Karoline Lewis
Dear Working Preachers, it is good to be back. After five years, 1000 words a week, I sensed a need for a break, in part to work on some writing projects …
9/5/2019 11:33 AM
Patricia Tull
This summer I taught a week-long continuing education course for pastors on scripture and ecology. We examined Scripture’s many references to humans …
9/1/2019 12:00 PM
Kathryn M. Schifferdecker
This is one of those weeks when, after reading the Gospel lesson, you might feel like putting a question mark after the usual liturgical formula: “This …