Dear Working Preacher
Indictments
The last time I contributed a “Dear Working Preacher” column, I insisted that sermons have to set [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Dear Working Preacher
Calling a Thing What It Actually Is
Do you know that Mahalia Jackson song, Rusty Old Halo? [...]
Dear Working Preacher
The New Math of the Kingdom of God
Thank you for the work you do to preach the [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Forgiveness Is at the Core
It was an astonishing thing to see. A young black man sat in the witness [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Opening the Door to Reconciliation
In 2019, Jia Tolentino (staff writer at The New Yorker) [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Security or Stumbling Block?
“From this moment on …” This phrase has richer meaning for some of your listeners [...]
Dear Working Preacher
The Preacher as Liberator
We preach to set people free. Freedom is the hallmark of the Christian message. We [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Trying Not to Be a Hero
Early in my college career I took an introductory music history course. On the first day of [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Out of Our Forts, into the World
How are you? I stopped and prayed for you as [...]
Dear Working Preacher
The God Who Feels — and Feeds
Grace and peace to you, Working Preacher, from God the [...]