Craft of Preaching

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 [...]

Videos
Preaching Moment 222: Craig Koester

Craig Koester discusses the movement from text to sermon.

Dear Working Preacher
Out of Our Minds

Dear Working Preacher, What do you think — does preaching have to be a little crazy to [...]

Columnist
Our Only Real Home

Some days it feels like little bits of you drift away. Other days, it feels like whole [...]

Dear Working Preacher
Divine Relationship

Dear Working Preacher, Here’s my rule-of-thumb regarding the Trinity: People who say they understand it aren’t to [...]

Videos
Preaching Moment 221: Barbara Brown Taylor

Barbara Brown Taylor on preaching prep as a way to [...]