Sermon Development
A Priest, a Rabbi, and a Pastor Walk into the Pulpit: What preachers can learn from stand-up comedians (Part 2 of 2)
Jerry Seinfeld said, “Being a [...]
Craft of Preaching
Dear Working Preacher
The Bosom Of Abraham
Rock-a-my soul in the bosom of Abraham, Rock-a-my soul in the bosom of Abraham, Rock-a-my soul in [...]
Sermon Development
Authentic Preaching
The preacher in me is tired. She absorbs so much of other people’s pain that she forgets [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Being Faithful In Much
A few years ago, I gave up on the idea of balance. Balance is a myth.1 It [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Lost and Found
“Issues reach the pulpit before you do.” This statement by my dear friend Rev. Michael Brown, senior [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Carrying The Cross
What does the cross mean to you? You kind of have to figure that out before you [...]
Columnist
Truthtelling in Watershed Moments
The words “crisis,” “unprecedented,” and “chaos” seem to be appearing [...]
Dear Working Preacher
God’s Pro Quo
My first reaction to the Gospel lesson this week was a movie memory: a scene from Silence [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Daughters of Abraham
“Immediately, she stood up straight and began praising God.” I have a feeling that when this woman [...]