Craft of Preaching

Author’s note: Because I am writing on the All Saints’ passage this year, Working Preacher, I’ve [...]

Facebook and blogs have put into sharp relief an old but troubling American tradition.  Political discourse in [...]

Mark was conspicuously absent that Reformation morning. Reformation Day was his favorite church festival, a day on [...]

Dear Working Preacher, There’s a tragedy unfolding in this week’s gospel reading that’s easy to miss. It’s [...]

Pastor Charles considers ways for the preacher to bring the [...]

Dear Working Preacher, Who could be against justice, right? I mean, come on, if there’s one thing [...]

Sometimes all it takes is one voice to point out the obvious. And sometimes, all one has [...]

“[P]roclaim the message; be persistent whether the time is favorable or unfavorable” (4.2). Six months [...]

When does the preaching moment begin?