Craft of Preaching

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Dear Working Preacher
Staggering Love

Some of my favorite parts of Paul’s writings are the places where he admits just how little [...]

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Dear Working Preacher
Today this Word Is Fulfilled

Dear Working Preacher, Thank you for what you do to delve every week into the [...]

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Dear Working Preacher
For the Common Good

I don’t know about you, but I’ve been feeling grumpy at this beginning of the new year. [...]

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Dear Working Preacher
Preaching that Delivers a Promise

Preachers live busy lives. They are often so consumed with [...]

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Dear Working Preacher
Light Shines on a Weary World

There’s a long-standing debate in Johannine scholarship about the actual moment of the incarnation in [...]

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Theology and Interpretation
Sea Turtles and Climate Change

During last February’s cold snap—the one in which millions of [...]

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Dear Working Preacher
Sing to the LORD a New Song

“O sing to the LORD a new song; sing to the LORD, all the earth!” [...]

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Dear Working Preacher
Dancing the Song of Our Savior God

Dear Working Preacher, Almost game day! A beloved parishioner used [...]

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Dear Working Preacher
God Is Not Finished with Us Yet

The Third Sunday of Advent, which we celebrate this week, [...]

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Dear Working Preacher
A Season for Truth Telling

It’s easy to think of Advent as the leisurely, candle-lit path to Christmas. Coming on [...]