Craft of Preaching

Sermon Development
Preparing to Preach by Memorizing the Scripture

It happens more often than I’d like to admit. While [...]

Videos
Preaching Moment 131: Raphael Warnock

On using the Old Testament as a basis for a [...]

Columnist
Bad to the Bone

Bad to the Bone There is a fine membrane of separation between contextualizing and pandering, between engaging [...]

Dear Working Preacher
God & Money

Dear Working Preacher, Time to come clean. How many of you have preached a sermon about money [...]

Theology and Interpretation
Marklarkey: or, What’s So Funny About the Second Gospel?

Humor from the pulpit is [...]

Videos
Preaching Moment 130: Craig Koester

Prof. Koester identifies God’s address as the fundamental connection in [...]

Theology and Interpretation
Making Richer Analogies and Identifications to the Bible

On the one hand you’ve [...]

Culture
Take Your Pastor To Work

As I look out on my congregation on a Sunday morning, I notice that Roxanne is worshipping [...]

Columnist
To Anna, and All 3rd Grade Existentialists:

Last week, on one of those hazy, hot summer days, [...]

Videos
Preaching Moment 129: Karoline Lewis

Professor Karoline Lewis reflects on the importance of having the [...]