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It Ain’t That Pretty
Easter is the season when someone on the worship committee figures out how to order lilies online [...]
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Lectionary Pros and Cons
For most of my ministry I have been a solo pastor and had the daunting privilege of [...]
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Where Have All the Prophets Gone?
Today, it feels too much like Elijah in the wilderness: [...]
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Marriage and the Art of our Mortality
There are two kinds of pastors: those who love presiding [...]
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How to Avoid Preacher Burnout
Please raise your hand if you have ever felt burned out on preaching . . [...]
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Devilish Distractions!
What was it about Peter’s rebuke in Mark 8:32 that so upset Jesus? We do not know [...]
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This Bible Life?
If you’re like me, words matter. One reason is that we who are preachers feel somehow called [...]
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Agents of Hell?
Sometimes it seems as though the modern translation of John 3:17 is: “God did not send the [...]
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The Perils of Familiarity
Are we, as preachers, tempted to take shortcuts when re-preaching familiar texts? The longer I [...]