Dear Working Preacher
Power Potentials
There is no end to power’s deception and corruption. While we don’t need the Bible to corroborate [...]
Craft of Preaching
Sermon Development
Retooling the Purposes of Preaching: Getting in Touch with Your Inner Homiletician Part 3
This is the third article [...]
Dear Working Preacher
And the Gospel Is? Hospitality
Have you ever noticed that a lot of our conversations [...]
Columnist
Pope Francis on Humans, Nature, and Power
Pope Francis’s much anticipated encyclical entitled “Praised Be: On the [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Falling from Graces
“She fell from their graces into her truth.” This quote appeared last week on my Facebook newsfeed. [...]
Dear Working Preacher
The Other Side
Sometimes it’s just a boat. You know what I mean. There is no end to sermons on [...]
Columnist
Impact of a Sermon
Long ago, my wife and I were vacationing at a small, rustic resort in northern Wisconsin. The [...]
Sermon Development
Panic before Pulpit, Every Time
Preaching at its best must cultivate a relationship with panic. [...]
Dear Working Preacher
A Life in Parables
Parables — they’re not just for Jesus anymore. The reality is, our lives are full of parables, [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Family Matters
“And if a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand … [...]