Theology and Interpretation
Preaching + Stereotypes
Then turning toward the woman, he said to Simon, “Do you see this woman?” – Luke 7:44a [...]
Craft of Preaching
Dear Working Preacher
A True Pentecost
Pentecost Sunday. A rather troubling misnomer, after all. Because even though we know in theory that the [...]
Sermon Development
Preaching to Grads
Graduate Recognition Sunday. Just the mention is enough to give you THE SHIVERS,[1] isn’t it? Not for [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Prayers Needed
Back in February, I was the presenter at a woman’s retreat, my fourth year in a row [...]
Worship
Savoring the Task: Keeping Easter Alive
Maybe we should pay for the high school trumpet player’s [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Abide In My Love
Dear Working Preachers, so much in this passage on which to preach! Joy, love one another, laying [...]
Sermon Development
We Need to Talk
Dear Preachers, We need to talk. And by “we,” — I mean, you and me. For far [...]
Dear Working Preacher
On Withering
“Whoever does not abide in me is thrown away like a branch and withers; such branches are [...]
Theology and Interpretation
Psalms that Reflect on Human Life
Three truths about humans living within a wider created world [...]
Dear Working Preacher
On Being the Good Shepherd
What does “good” mean? An ambiguous adjective is a rather uncomfortable affair. One person’s “good” [...]