Craft of Preaching

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Videos
Lent 5C: The Fragrance of Love

Join Karoline Lewis for this week’s reflection from an unexpected [...]

Leading with the Sermon by Will Willimon in the Working Preacher Books series.
Sermon Development
Leading with the Sermon

The sermon can do so many things, but how is it “the most important leadership activity of [...]

Rembrandt's painting, The Return of the Prodigal Son painting
Videos
Lent 4C: Frustrated by Grace

Rolf Jacobson unpacks the powerful story of the prodigal son, revealing how God’s grace can [...]

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Videos
Lent 3C: Repentance as a gift

In Minneapolis, near the memorial for those lost in the I-35W bridge collapse, Matthew L [...]

The Risen Lord appears to St. Thomas and the apostles
Sermon Development
Hymns as Theological Commentaries

Born into a musical pastor’s family, I was hearing the [...]

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Videos
Lent 2C: Under God’s wing

For the Second Sunday of Lent, Karoline Lewis reflects on [...]

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Culture
Preaching from the Margins: Consent, Collaboration, and Community-Building 

Jesus spent a whole lot [...]

LED sign reading: The Journey Is On
Videos
Lent 1C: Lenten journey

Lent is not a journey… or is it? Sermon Brainwave host Rolf Jacobson dives into Luke’s narrative, [...]

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Videos
Transfiguration C: Mountaintop view

“Listen to him.” A simple yet powerful command from the [...]

Theology and Interpretation
Real People, Real Faith: Preaching Biblical Characters

What are some of the [...]