Dear Working Preacher
Not Peace but a Sword
“Not peace but a sword.” I resist this saying of Jesus. I resist it a lot, not [...]
Craft of Preaching
Theology and Interpretation
Jumpstart the Conversation this Summer
Last week I sat with members of a tall-steeple church [...]
Dear Working Preacher
The Laborers Are Few
“Cure the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons.” What would the world look [...]
Columnist
Delivered with Love, From Me to You
On Confirmation Sunday, I was reminded once again of an [...]
Dear Working Preacher
A Trinitarian Difference
Trinity Sunday is a hard one to figure out. Any sermon that tries to explain the Trinity [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Spirit Work
This year’s Festival of Homiletics in San Antonio — and great to see so many of you [...]
Columnist
Weightier Matters: Faith, Justice, and Mercy
As I prepare this month’s column, the scripture that refuses [...]
Dear Working Preacher
The Power of Prayer
How quickly do we pass over the prayers of Jesus and choose the commands of Jesus so [...]
Dear Working Preacher
A Paraclete Kind of Life
Dear Working Preachers, I absolutely love this passage in John. Ok, I know what you are thinking [...]