Theology and Interpretation
Psalms that Reflect on Human Life
Three truths about humans living within a wider created world [...]
Craft of Preaching
Dear Working Preacher
On Being the Good Shepherd
What does “good” mean? An ambiguous adjective is a rather uncomfortable affair. One person’s “good” [...]
Sermon Development
Preaching + Trauma
[This article is co-authored by Jessica Davis.] “They cried to the Lord in their trouble, and Ze [...]
Columnist
Returning Gifts
This month, I invite you to explore with me a time-honored, traditional stewardship approach that has made [...]
Dear Working Preacher
We Are Witnesses
“You are witnesses of these things” (Luke 24:48). Notice, Dear Working Preachers, Jesus’ address to the disciples [...]
Dear Working Preacher
When Seeing is Believing
What is it that we need to see to believe? To believe that death has indeed been [...]
Preaching Series
Preaching Acts in Easter (Year B)
As reliable as lilies, bonnets, and chocolate bunnies, every year [...]
Dear Working Preacher
No End to the Story
John or Mark? It’s your Easter choice this year. Two very different resurrection reports. Two unique interpretations [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Why Holy Week?
Dear Working Preachers, this Sunday begins one of the most important weeks of the church year. As [...]
Sermon Development
When Safe Spaces Become Toxic Places (Part 2 of 2)
“For those of us preachers [...]
