Craft of Preaching

I recently returned from a weekend in a large Presbyterian [...]

“He said this openly.” No wonder Peter responded as he did. Rebuke seems appropriate when you are [...]

As someone who is formerly homeless, formerly incarcerated, and in long-term recovery I often find “Lenten disciplines” [...]

The temptation of Jesus in the wilderness, always the first Sunday of Lent, is an unnervingly muted [...]

When I was a young boy, I accidentally memorized the books of the New Testament. I say [...]

Yes, Jesus. It is good to be here. Isn’t this just the right summary of the Transfiguration? [...]

I find the central task of preaching and mothering to be the same — to share God’s [...]

I’ve had a persistent problem with this passage. First blush was always suspicion and resentment. I mean, [...]

“They kept on asking each other, what is this? A new teaching?” There’s the rub of the [...]