Craft of Preaching


Theology and Interpretation
Why Preach?
Go ahead, admit it: you almost never ask this question. Except, perhaps, on the occasional Saturday night, [...]

Theology and Interpretation
Preaching from Matthew’s Gospel: A Brief Introduction to the Gospel of Matthew
Scholarship on the Gospel of [...]

Culture
Preaching and The Simpsons
There was a time in our culture when the preacher was held with as much [...]

Theology and Interpretation
Preaching the Prophets in Advent
Two themes arch across the Old Testament texts for the [...]

Columnist
The Preaching Task
When I arrived at seminary, I had a major problem understanding the task of preaching. Throughout my [...]

Theology and Interpretation
Preaching from Matthew’s Gospel: The Shape of the Readings for Year A in 2007-2008
Year A in 2007-2008 has [...]

Theology and Interpretation
Preaching is an Event- And Not an Event
Preaching is an event. More specifically, it is two inseparable [...]

Theology and Interpretation
Getting the Most out of the Lectionary Commentary
Writing sermons is mostly solitary work, but engaging scripture, which [...]