Craft of Preaching

Dear Working Preacher
Freedom and Obligation

Dear Working Preachers, happy 500th Anniversary of the Reformation for some of you! And for others, happy [...]

Theology and Interpretation
Hearing Both Cries

The Bible’s sensitivity not only to the natural world but to economic justice for the lowly is [...]

Dear Working Preacher
Loyalties

I suspect that many of us might be a bit weary of Matthew by now. And to [...]

Columnist
A Sincere Gesture

I recall many years ago a national politician who was known for his awkward and contrived way [...]

Dear Working Preacher
What Not To Wear

A wedding guest without a worthy wardrobe results in being cast out of the party into outer [...]

Theology and Interpretation
Preaching + Domestic Violence

I will never forget what it felt like to sit in a pew in a [...]

Sermon Development
How to Preach the News without Drowning

“Tell the whole congregation of Israel that on the tenth [...]

Dear Working Preacher
Caring for the Kingdom of Heaven

So, how are we doing taking care of that vineyard [...]

Sermon Development
Hands-Free Preaching

I was a writer before I was a preacher. A colleague of mine, whose newspaper beat I [...]

Dear Working Preacher
True Authority

“By what authority?” Well, there’s a good question. Authority is the question of the day. Or, is [...]