Craft of Preaching

Dear Working Preacher, If you had only four words to describe Jesus, what words would you choose? [...]

Sometimes it seems as though the modern translation of John 3:17 is: “God did not send the [...]

Self-proclaimed “God nerd” Christian Piatt [...]

Barbara Lundblad talks about “how-to” sermons.

Dear Working Preacher, I’ve got a radically simple outline for your sermon this week, and it can [...]

Are we, as preachers, tempted to take shortcuts when re-preaching familiar texts? The longer I [...]

Rolf Jacobson talks about facing the crisis of biblical illiteracy.

Dear Working Preacher, Tell me the truth: don’t you just dread exorcism stories? I mean, if there’s [...]

The dawn of a new year is a fascinating time to look at the Gospel story about [...]