Dear Working Preacher
Pausing to Grieve
What a month to come through as we turn toward All Saints Day, dear Working Preachers. Some [...]
Craft of Preaching
Sermon Development
Preaching in the Year of Matthew (RCL Year A 2019-2020)
Preaching through the year of [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Other People’s Prayers
Imagine if you could hear the prayers of people in your congregation. Of course, sometimes [...]
Theology and Interpretation
Imagining Leadership
Isaiah 11 (December 8) imagines several qualities of wise leadership: wisdom and understanding, council (or strategic thinking) [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Taking the Fork in the Road
Thanks for preaching the Word, in season and out of season—steadfast, immovable, always abounding in [...]
Dear Working Preacher
An Attitude of Gratitude
One of the things I practiced as a parent, and hoped to instill as a habit, was [...]
Dear Working Preacher
How Long, O Lord?
I know it is the custom in this column to focus on the Gospel text, but this [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Unprecedented Warnings
This week I’ve found myself struggling to switch my voice from a local congregation in Flint, Michigan, [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Dirty Rotten Preaching Scoundrels
Once, when I was an M.Div. student, my teacher Beverly [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Lost and Found
Dear Working Preachers, it is good to be back. After five years, 1000 words a week, I [...]