Dear Working Preacher
Equipped for Holy Work
In Amos 8, the semi-continuous lectionary’s Old Testament reading for this week, economic power-brokers in ancient Israel [...]
Craft of Preaching
Dear Working Preacher
Tell the Story Slant
It might seem advantageous that this Sunday’s text is about an exchange between a lawyer and God’s [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Called Together
The news lately here in the United States (apologies to our many international readers) has been full [...]
Dear Working Preacher
An Incarnational Calling
In Luke 9, Samaritan villagers make it clear that Jerusalem-bound Jesus is unwelcome among them. James and [...]
Dear Working Preacher
A Glimpse of What God Yet Will Do
Republicans won’t budge on guns. And women and children are [...]
Dear Working Preacher
A Life of Promise
When folks complain to me about how violent the Old Testament is, I first like to remind [...]
Dear Working Preacher
A Defiant Hope
Last June, almost a year ago, we planted a cherry tree in our back yard. It was [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Discernment in Times of Disruption
So much of our lives as Christian leaders involves discernment. [...]
Dear Working Preacher
The Good Shepherd
I have a special relationship with Jesus as the good shepherd. My dad was the pastor of [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Less Doing, More Being
When I teach groups about the Gospels I usually highlight what distinguishes each of them. Part of [...]