Dear Working Preacher
God Is With Us
For many churches, this coming Sunday is the start of the fall schedule, a return to the [...]
Craft of Preaching
Dear Working Preacher
The Cross at a Crossroads
Before the cross became equated with salvation and a symbol for a religion, it denoted [...]
Theology and Interpretation
Why ‘Preaching + __________’?
Saying “I love you!” to a crowd does not make [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Speaking Up for a Living God
The tension between, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” and “But [...]
Theology and Interpretation
Valuing What God Makes
Everyone knows, practically every day, the cost of a gallon of gasoline at the local pump. What [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Learning How to Preach Again
It’s good to be back, Dear Working Preachers. Yes, it is always good to come [...]
Preaching Series
Preaching the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation (in 8 Parts)
Listen to the accompanying podcast [...]
Sermon Development
Rebooting Your Translation
A recent State Farm commercial depicts how a shift in context can dramatically change the [...]
Dear Working Preacher
That Sinking Feeling
I hope we can all agree that it’s misguided to take Matthew’s story about Peter walking on [...]
Columnist
Spiritual but not Religious
I heard those words again last week: “We’re spiritual but not religious.” I hear them [...]
