Craft of Preaching

Videos
Preaching Moment 225: Peter Rhea Jones

Peter Rhea Jones talks about the broadness of “biblical preaching.”

Dear Working Preacher
Come As You Are

Dear Working Preacher, This week’s gospel reading is perfect for all the people who don’t have it [...]

Worship
Children and Wedding Sermons (Part 3 of 4)

Children and wedding proclamation are facts that can and often [...]

Videos
Preaching Moment 224: Richard Jensen

Richard Jensen talks about the importance of communication in preaching.

Dear Working Preacher
Faith and Fear

Dear Working Preacher, What are you afraid of? I ask that because I have a hunch that [...]

Columnist
In Defense of a Civil Tongue

I recently signed on to the Wisconsin Council of Churches’ call for civility in public [...]

Worship
Choosing Biblical Texts for a Wedding Sermon (Part 2 of 4)

As I discussed in part [...]

Videos
Preaching Moment 223: Clayton Schmit

Clayton Schmit articulates that “we build our practice upon a [...]

Dear Working Preacher
Mission Possible

Dear Working Preacher, There are two parables here. I’m going to focus on the second. Why? Because [...]

Worship
Biblically-Based Wedding Sermons? (Part 1 of 4)

Many wedding sermons are not based on biblical texts, and [...]