Dear Working Preacher
In the Wilderness
“In the wilderness” — a potentially overlooked setting for the prophetic tidings of our dear friend John [...]
Craft of Preaching
Theology and Interpretation
Durable Faith: Preaching Post-Election
Many things came to mind as I prepared to write [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Are You Ready?
I love it when Scripture points out the ambiguity of God’s judgment — a rather helpful reminder [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Who and What is Your King?
Concentrating on the crucifixion for Christ the King Sunday is a confluence of some rather [...]
Preaching Series
Let All of Me Kneel before God’s Holy Name: A Six Part Lenten Series
This Lenten series focuses on [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Saying What We See
Reading Jesus’ words knowing that they could be the basis of a sermon the Sunday after Election [...]
Sermon Development
Notes from the Field: Elections, Bulldozers, and Grief
Anybody here feel like a [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Who Says There’s No Resurrection?
We tend to ask the wrong questions about the resurrection [...]
Theology and Interpretation
Isaiah’s Earthly Hopes
One liturgical year ends soon and the next will immediately begin. The lectionary’s seasonal turning from Christ’s [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Salvation Today
“Today salvation has come to this house.” Mic drop. But, of course, not everyone is happy when [...]