Dear Working Preacher
Sabbath Healing, Sabbath Rest
Our texts for this week speak of healing—physical healing, spiritual healing, societal healing. I hope [...]
Craft of Preaching
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Following the Faithful One
“By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to set out for a place that [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Our Caregiver God
In the semicontinuous lectionary this week, we see once again that the prophet Hosea knows his way [...]
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Persistently Dancing for Hours
Luke fills his Gospel with images of persistence: Widows appealing [...]
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Equipped for Holy Work
In Amos 8, the semi-continuous lectionary’s Old Testament reading for this week, economic power-brokers in ancient Israel [...]
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Tell the Story Slant
It might seem advantageous that this Sunday’s text is about an exchange between a lawyer and God’s [...]
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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 [...]
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A Glimpse of What God Yet Will Do
Republicans won’t budge on guns. And women and children are [...]
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A Life of Promise
When folks complain to me about how violent the Old Testament is, I first like to remind [...]