Craft of Preaching

Dear Working Preacher, Because Pentecost celebrates the coming of the Holy Spirit, we usually offer special prayers [...]

I had sketched out in my mind an article for today on the conflict and negativity we [...]

Mike Slaughter encourages preachers to avoid “religion lite.”

Dear Working Preacher, I’ll ask you again to do both [...]

Chuck Campbell discusses why preaching is “secondary.”

Dear Working Preacher, We’re still in the “farewell discourses,” which means that I’m still struggling with how [...]

Anyone who takes the time to read this column has some sense about what it [...]

Walter Brueggemann talks about God as the primary actor in [...]

Dear Working Preacher, Okay, I’ll just come out and say it: I don’t where to go with [...]