Craft of Preaching

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Preaching Series
Worship
Born Wild: Season of Creation Week 2 (Year C)

Editor’s Note: In 2013, Working Preacher published commentaries that correspond [...]

Columnist
The Four Gospels: My (Quirky and Beloved) Neighbors

I was talking with my [...]

Dear Working Preacher
The Heart of the Matter

Dear Working Preacher, I suspect that you, like I, know at least one person who doesn’t need [...]

Videos
Preaching Moment 271: Michael Curry

The Word comes to life in the world, says Michael [...]

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Preaching Series
Worship
The Living Ocean: Season of Creation Week 1 (Year C)

Editor’s Note: In 2013, Working [...]

Dear Working Preacher
What Money Can and Can’t Do

Dear Working Preacher,   It’s not about the money. Not [...]

Videos
Preaching Moment 270: Henry Langknecht

Henry Langknecht reflects on what the “literal sense of Scripture” [...]

Culture
Zombies and Preachers

Rarely does a horror film summon the attention of preachers, but I would argue that the recently [...]

Dear Working Preacher
Teach Us to Pray

Dear Working Preacher,   Here’s my simple suggestion for preaching this Sunday: do what Jesus did. That [...]

Dear Working Preacher
Mary, Martha, and the Search for a More Useful Faith

Dear Working Preacher,   I [...]