Craft of Preaching

Dear Working Preacher, Our word “Lent,” as you know, comes from the German and Dutch words for [...]

In 1970, in the midst of the Vietnam War, when V-8 engines ruled, gas mileage was low, [...]

If Christian traditions exist to help us remember things that should never be forgotten, such as the [...]

Dear Working Preacher, This is a story of freedom, even transformation. Not, however — and as far [...]

Several weeks ago, Rolf Jacobson wrote helpfully about the re-imagination [...]

Dear Working Preacher, Something’s gotta change. We all know that. Patterns of congregational attendance and membership have [...]

For those of us who preach, flying on airplanes is [...]

The Vigil of Easter is [...]

Dear Working Preacher, When my kids were fairly young, they’d almost always figure out who the people [...]