Theology and Interpretation
Preaching + Recovery
As someone who is formerly homeless, formerly incarcerated, and in long-term recovery I often find “Lenten disciplines” [...]
Craft of Preaching
Dear Working Preacher
A Tempting Silence
The temptation of Jesus in the wilderness, always the first Sunday of Lent, is an unnervingly muted [...]
Columnist
Cue the Music
When I was a young boy, I accidentally memorized the books of the New Testament. I say [...]
Dear Working Preacher
It Is Good To Be Here
Yes, Jesus. It is good to be here. Isn’t this just the right summary of the Transfiguration? [...]
Sermon Development
Preaching Beyond Words
I find the central task of preaching and mothering to be the same — to share God’s [...]
Dear Working Preacher
A Call Story
I’ve had a persistent problem with this passage. First blush was always suspicion and resentment. I mean, [...]
Dear Working Preacher
“What Is This?”
“They kept on asking each other, what is this? A new teaching?” There’s the rub of the [...]
Preaching Series
The Call to “I AM”: A Five-Part Lenten Series
Working Preacher’s Lenten Series this year focuses on the “I [...]
Sermon Development
Nevertheless She Preached
When the news broke that my Baptist seminary would be hosting a lecture by a [...]
Dear Working Preacher
You Are Never Alone
This past week, I had an appointment with my therapist whom I had not seen in eight [...]