“Hurry up and wait.” Whenever I talk to my mother these days, this somewhat new life circumstance is something she frequently mentions. There …

As Year A, the year of the Gospel of Matthew, winds down, a revisiting of the Beatitudes seems appropriate, timely, even necessary. For those of you preaching …

Dear Working Preachers, happy 500^th Anniversary of the Reformation for some of you! And for others, happy 21^st Sunday after Pentecost! Given those most …

I suspect that many of us might be a bit weary of Matthew by now. And to be honest, I thought I would be as well. But I have had a change of heart these …

A wedding guest without a worthy wardrobe results in being cast out of the party into outer darkness where there is weeping and gnashing of teeth? Clearly, …

So, how are we doing taking care of that vineyard these days? Before we start casting shame and blame on the easy targets in this story and on those around …

“By what authority?”

Well, there’s a good question.

Authority is the question of the day. Or, is it a question of the past?

We live …

This past week I presented at an amazing conference held in Waco, Texas, called “Nevertheless SHE Preached.”

A grassroots event, dreamt by …

“How often should I forgive, Jesus?” Of course, Jesus’ response to Peter’s question doesn’t really provide an answer but rather …

For many churches, this coming Sunday is the start of the fall schedule, a return to the programming and activities that create the hum of the church which …

Before the cross became equated with salvation and a symbol for a religion, it denoted something too often overlooked in our theological machinations. It …

The tension between, "Who do people say that the Son of Man is?" and "But who do you say that I am?" is the homiletical tension of this Gospel text. It …

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 …

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 …

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 …