Dear Working Preacher
Liberating Glory
The Transfiguration is always a tricky story, isn’t it? Were it not for the fact that it’s [...]
Craft of Preaching
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 [...]
Theology and Interpretation
Being an Immigrant Is Not a Sin
“When an alien lives with you in your land, do [...]
Dear Working Preacher
A Level Plain Perspective
At first blush, we could easily assess Luke’s version of the Beatitudes as simply different [...]
Worship
Church Announcements: Interruption or Liturgy?
Last year Working Preacher gathered a talented group of clergy [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Catching People
“Catching people” might not sit very well with a number of our congregants. Compared to the parallel [...]
Theology and Interpretation
Preaching + Indigenous Perspectives
Tribal people, Indigenous people, have been protecting and loving the [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Good News?
Responses to sermons are always, well, interesting. Isn’t that true, dear Working Preachers? People will say to [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Preaching Nazareth
“Today this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.” Or has it? Jesus seems convinced of it, [...]