Dear Working Preacher
Speak the Dream of Peace
Almost ten years ago, my family and I moved to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for a year so [...]
Almost ten years ago, my family and I moved to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for a year so [...]
Psalm 126 is one of the most memorable “Songs of Ascent.” Among its unforgettable lines are: “When [...]
Like a good parable, the prodigal son is chock-full of ambiguity. So, the first preaching task is [...]
References to repentance appear frequently in Luke-Acts. If that makes you uncomfortable as a preacher, you can [...]
This week’s Old Testament lectionary reading contains my favorite ambiguous [...]
Dear Working Preacher, I wish you a blessed Ash Wednesday and First Sunday in Lent. [...]
Transfiguration Sunday is an odd church festival. My hunch is that the average lay person understands it [...]
I am going to date myself here. Growing up, I learned a lot of grammar, and a [...]
Perhaps because, like many folks, I’ve spent the last two years carefully avoiding large groups of people, [...]
Some of my favorite parts of Paul’s writings are the places where he admits just how little [...]