Dear Working Preacher
Hurry Up and Wait
“Hurry up and wait.” Whenever I talk to my mother these days, this somewhat new life circumstance [...]
Craft of Preaching
Dear Working Preacher
Words For A Time Such As This
As Year A, the year of the Gospel of Matthew, winds down, a revisiting of [...]
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 [...]