Craft of Preaching

Videos
Preaching Moment 67: Walter Brueggemann

on making the case of the truth of the Gospel [...]

Worship
The Bread of Life: Sermon Series on the Meaning of Holy Communion

I must confess that I [...]

Theology and Interpretation
Receiving the Gifts of Feminist Theologies

In the gospel of Matthew, a curious meeting occurs between [...]

Columnist
Set a spell; take your shoes off. Y’all come back now, y’ hear?

The one thing church should [...]

Theology and Interpretation
Professor Bible: Lessons from Scripture for Better Preaching

The Bible is, among other [...]

Sermon Development
Yearning for a Word

Reading sermons has never been very inspiring to me, and many of my pastoral colleagues agree. So [...]

Culture
10 Things I Learned at Confirmation Camp

Two weeks ago I helped out a friend by acting [...]

Videos
Preaching Moment 66: William Willimon

Bishop Willimon considers the question “Why preach?” Would you like [...]

Theology and Interpretation
Plurality, Plurivocity, Particularity: Observations on Preaching Biblical Creation Accounts Part 3

The preacher by nature of [...]

Columnist
Beautiful Day

It was tempting to sentimentalize the whole thing because it was so beautiful, so poignant. It was [...]