Sermon Development
Preaching 1 Corinthians through Epiphany
The star that led the sages to the Christ child [...]
Craft of Preaching
Sermon Development
How Deep Is Your Bench? The Importance of Preaching with a Sixth Woman (or Man)
For this column today, I’d [...]
Dear Working Preacher
You Are All My Beloved
Preaching on the baptism of Jesus requires a significant amount of homiletical restraint. Our denominational desires tend [...]
Theology and Interpretation
Naming the Name of Jesus
“Preach the Gospel at all times, and if necessary, use words.” This saying, attributed (apocryphally) to St. [...]
Theology and Interpretation
Now It’s Up to Us
The future of environmental well-being seemed hopeful last year to many in faith communities, with the publication [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Innocence Lost?
Happy New Year, Dear Working Preachers. From different kinds of correspondence with many of you — emails, [...]
Worship
Where Are the Prayers? Preaching and the Prayers of Intercession
It happened too often. “Where [...]
Dear Working Preacher
The Meaning of Christmas
Merry Christmas, Dear Working Preachers. I hope you will be forgiving of a rather personal perspective on [...]