Craft of Preaching

Videos
Preaching Moment 296: Luke Powery on Holy Imagination

Luke Powery advocates for the [...]

Videos
John 1: What Does Grace Mean? – Karoline Lewis

What does “grace” mean? In [...]

Columnist
Where’s the Arc?

I’m not saying Jesus was a bad preacher. I am saying that one of the traditional styles [...]

Dear Working Preacher
Advent as Testimony

Well, if last week was Advent as truth-telling, this week John’s John suggests Advent as testimony, as [...]

Videos
Preaching Moment 295: Yvette Flunder on Authenticity in Preaching

Yvette Flunder advocates for transparency [...]

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Sermon Development
How to Preach to Mildred

It’s never great for a preacher’s ego when someone snores during your sermon. For me, it happens [...]

Columnist
Matthew and Mark and Mysteries

We are in Advent, and a new church year is [...]

Dear Working Preacher
A Truth-Telling Advent

John the Baptist. He’s the Gospel focus for the second and third Sundays of Advent. In Mark, [...]

Videos
Preaching Moment 294: Luke Powery on Preaching the Gospel of Mark

Luke Powery points out the [...]

Theology and Interpretation
Preaching from Mark’s Gospel: Fasten Your Seat Belts

Regarding the Gospels, many lectionary [...]