Worship
Stay Awake: Preaching Advent in Year A
Ed. note: This is the first in a six-part series. [...]
Craft of Preaching
Dear Working Preacher
Be Present and Engaged
It’s a good week to read Haggai. It may or may not be a good week to [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Pausing to Grieve
What a month to come through as we turn toward All Saints Day, dear Working Preachers. Some [...]
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, [...]