Columnist
Agents of Hell?
Sometimes it seems as though the modern translation of John 3:17 is: “God did not send the [...]
Craft of Preaching
Dear Working Preacher
Two Kinds of People
Dear Working Preacher, I’ve got a radically simple outline for your sermon this week, and it can [...]
Columnist
The Perils of Familiarity
Are we, as preachers, tempted to take shortcuts when re-preaching familiar texts? The longer I [...]
Videos
Preaching Moment 203: Rolf Jacobson
Rolf Jacobson talks about facing the crisis of biblical illiteracy.
Dear Working Preacher
Possessed
Dear Working Preacher, Tell me the truth: don’t you just dread exorcism stories? I mean, if there’s [...]
Columnist
Seen It All
The dawn of a new year is a fascinating time to look at the Gospel story about [...]
Theology and Interpretation
Texts in Conversation: Preaching and Meaning
I used to find it incredibly frustrating. The Sunday texts [...]
Dear Working Preacher
The Call of the Disciples and the Decline of the Church
Dear Working Preacher, What would [...]