Sermon Development
Hands-Free Preaching
I was a writer before I was a preacher. A colleague of mine, whose newspaper beat I [...]
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Rebooting Your Translation
A recent State Farm commercial depicts how a shift in context can dramatically change the [...]
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Give Them a Story
The story of God’s love incarnate in Jesus Christ is often referred to as the greatest story [...]
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Behind the Sermon: John 3 and Immigration
When I was invited to preach on John 3 recently,1 [...]
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The False Comfort of Agreement
Pause for a second before you start reading. Stop. Think. [...]
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Authentic Preaching: How to Prophesy
No one is a prophet because they want to be. [...]
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Feed Me!: What I Long to Hear from My Pew, Wheelchair, and Hospital Bed
I have spent the better [...]
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Preaching 1 Corinthians through Epiphany
The star that led the sages to the Christ child [...]
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How Deep Is Your Bench? The Importance of Preaching with a Sixth Woman (or Man)
For this column today, I’d [...]
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Notes from the Field: Elections, Bulldozers, and Grief
Anybody here feel like a [...]