Craft of Preaching

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Videos
Christ the King Sunday: Christ is here and now

What does “today you will be with me in paradise” [...]

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Theology and Interpretation
Jesus in the Gospel of John: A distinctive and beloved portrait

The Gospel of John, most [...]

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Videos
Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost (Ord 32C): Everyday work

Rolf Jacobson challenges common misconceptions [...]

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Videos
Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost (Ord 32C): Stop explaining, start imagining

Stop explaining the resurrection. Start [...]

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Videos
All Saints Sunday: Cloud of witnesses

Standing at a Bible camp in North Dakota, Karoline Lewis [...]

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Videos
Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost (Ord 30C): A prophet who celebrates worship

Rolf Jacobson reflects on Joel [...]

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Theology and Interpretation
Preaching Peculiar Passages of Scripture

Over the years, I have placed asterisks next to numerous [...]

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Videos
Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost: Steady, faithful work

Matt Skinner reflects on Luke [...]

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Culture
Preaching the Headlines

Preaching the Headlines is not actually about preaching on the headlines at all, but about determining what [...]

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Videos
Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Ord 28C): Embodied thanksgiving

What if gratitude had steps? [...]