Worship

bicycle handlebars with orange grips. (Theme: Why do we bless bikes?)
Theology and Interpretation
Worship
Why Do We Bless?

What are we doing when we bless animals, backpacks, bikes … and each other? Within the liturgical [...]

Grad standing in front of bell tower
Worship
What Story Does the Baccalaureate Service Tell?

An early scene in the 2023 Paul Giamatti film, The [...]

Ashes to go - Ash Wednesday
Worship
Ashes to Go in a Drive Thru Culture

Ash Wednesday contains a paradox. First, we hear from Jesus [...]

Christmas in the barn
Worship
Christmas in the Barn

This article originally published (with photos) on the Faith+Leader blog. The birth of Jesus as told in [...]

Magi figurine holding a star
Worship
Epiphany Preaching: Star Words

Growing up, I always looked forward to setting up the [...]

Church in downtown setting
Worship
‘It’s Your Day!’: Preaching on a Congregation’s Milestones

My Anglican parish in a [...]

Worship service with singers holding music
Worship
Poets as Preachers

Congregations love to sing the songs of our faith. But do we recognize this singing as proclaiming [...]

Silhouette of man in front of pixelated screen
Worship
Digital Worship Is Not Going Away

Prior to 2020, I had never considered digital worship as [...]

Mount Kailash, Tibet
Preaching Series
Worship
Mountain Sunday: Preaching Season of Creation (4B)

Editor’s Note: Working Preacher published [...]

pink sky with clouds
Preaching Series
Worship
Sky Sunday: Preaching Season of Creation (3B)

Editor’s Note: Working Preacher published commentaries that correspond with the [...]