Craft of Preaching

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Dear Working Preacher
Sins Forgiven

Dear Working Preacher, Christ is risen! He is risen, indeed! Hallelujah! Thank you for preaching the good [...]

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Dear Working Preacher
The Foundation of Our Hope

I was once at a job interview for a teaching position at a Christian college, [...]

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Dear Working Preacher
Not Without God’s Power

We approach Passion/Palm Sunday with a long season of suffering behind us. Reflecting on Jesus’ [...]

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Dear Working Preacher
Love among the Ruins

The story goes that Mark Twain was asked if he believed in infant baptism. “Believe in it?” [...]

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Dear Working Preacher
Side-Hustles and Sabbath

Among the commercials debuted during the Super Bowl this year was a new ad featuring Dolly Parton [...]

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Theology and Interpretation
Spring Redemption

As I write in February, awaiting spring, Easter, and Earth Day (April 22), outside it is 18 [...]

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Dear Working Preacher
A Costly Lesson

Dear Working Preacher, First, as always, let me extend to you a word of thanks for what [...]

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Dear Working Preacher
Beloved Child of God

I want to tell you a story this week, Working Preacher. Not necessarily because I think it [...]

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Dear Working Preacher
A Dangerous Revelation

Nothing lets bad news take root like a delay. According to Mark 9:2, Jesus’ transfiguration took place [...]

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Worship
Draw Near: Creative Prayer Ideas for Beleaguered Preachers

People in ministry have a [...]