Craft of Preaching

Sermon Development
The Four Ds: Discovery

There may be as many ways to get from text to sermon as there are preachers making [...]

Sermon Development
The Four Ds: Development

When asked how many points a sermon should have, my colleague, Michael Rogness, is fond of saying, [...]

Sermon Development
The Four Ds: Design

Talking about how to develop an idea toward a sermon, I suggested that the preacher explore what [...]

Sermon Development
The Four Ds: Delivery

One of the happy outcomes of good sermon preparation is that, when preachers are confident of their [...]

Columnist
“Feedback”

I’m thankful that I serve on a pastoral team for many reasons, among them that I don’t [...]

Theology and Interpretation
Why the Lectionary?

According to the Lukan account of the beginning of Jesus’ ministry, when Jesus came to the synagogue [...]

Culture
Crash, Babal, Damages, Lost, John from Cincinnati

Recently there have been a number of films and TV [...]

Theology and Interpretation
New Year’s Resolutions for Preachers
Columnist
Wrestling With God

A while back I was struggling with the lectionary text of Genesis 32, the famous all-night wrestling [...]