Craft of Preaching

Theology and Interpretation
Preaching + Food

My preaching turned to food around eight years ago when I grew tired of visiting members of [...]

Dear Working Preacher
Letting Go

Deserted places are critical places. They are not always comfortable, although here in Mark Jesus seems to [...]

Videos
Preaching Moment 346: Otis Moss on Paul and the Poets of the Bible

In preaching Paul, the Rev. [...]

Sermon Development
Preach like Jacob? Times When It’s Good to Limp

I have a confession: I have had the tendency, throughout [...]

Dear Working Preacher
Beheading the Gospel

Here’s the thing, Dear Working Preachers. We all know that Mark’s Gospel is the Reader’s Digest Condensed [...]

Videos
Preaching Moment 345: Michael Brown on Preaching Paul

The Apostle Paul’s writing in [...]

Culture
If a Podcast Could Preach

The first time I cried listening to the radio (though certainly not the last) I [...]

Dear Working Preacher
Rejection

It’s no accident that Jesus’ rejection in his hometown synagogue immediately precedes the mission of the “twelve.” [...]

Videos
Preaching Moment 344: Michael Curry on Bread of Life (John 6)

Michael Curry speaks on the [...]

Theology and Interpretation
Guest Preaching in an Age of ‘Too Political’

As a preacher, I realize I should open with some [...]