Sermon Development
Preaching Tough Texts
There are some tough texts coming up in the lectionary. I’m thinking especially of the Hosea 1 [...]
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Preaching While White
Living in Atlanta, Georgia, has challenged this Midwesterner in many ways. Pollen, for one! Even more, experiencing [...]
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Being Yourself vs. Using Yourself
I was recently gifted a copy of the sarcastic, crude, [...]
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Fantastic Beasts and How to Preach Them
There’s a delightful little creature in the most recent Harry [...]
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Bilingual Preaching: Know Your Audience
On the day of Pentecost, when the apostles were filled [...]
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Preaching Luke in 2019
I’ve been waiting for you, Luke. I’m sure you can help us fix things. Ever since the [...]
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Preaching Under Pressure
Preaching regularly is a grind. But what about preaching under pressure? Picture this: Sunday. About 15 minutes [...]
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Collaborative Preaching with Church Members
As a preacher regularly stirred by reading and interpreting the [...]
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Preaching “Praises”
We get the name “Psalms” from the Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible: the word psalmos roughly [...]