Preaching Series
Preaching Acts in Easter (Year C)
Easter preaching has to be imaginative preaching. It has to [...]
Craft of Preaching
Dear Working Preacher
A Resentful Story
A familiar parable such as the Prodigal Son should invite a wealth of perspectives. We might think [...]
Theology and Interpretation
Preaching About Racism in Lent
The emotions of Lent: what feelings are evoked from putting [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Fig Trees and Repentance
“Do you think that because these Galileans suffered in this way they were worse sinners than all [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Determination
“When the days drew near for him to be taken up, he set his face to go [...]
Sermon Development
Being Yourself vs. Using Yourself
I was recently gifted a copy of the sarcastic, crude, [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Identity Test
The problem with Jesus’ testing in Matthew, Mark, and Luke is how quickly we switch the focus [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Liberating Glory
The Transfiguration is always a tricky story, isn’t it? Were it not for the fact that it’s [...]
Theology and Interpretation
Earth Day is Easter Monday
This coming April 22, 2019, is the fiftieth year of celebrating Earth Day, which began [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Simple Rules
There are many ways to describe and define the Bible. From assertions that are mostly faith-based, such [...]