Sermon Development
First Words: What the Beatitudes Tell Us about Jesus as a Preacher
“Guess what the first words [...]
Beatitudes
Dear Working Preacher
A Family Reunion of Saints
Thank you for preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ—that in Christ Jesus, God was reconciling [...]
Worship
Nurture the Seed of Faith: Preaching Time after Pentecost in Year A (Part 1)
The church year continues with [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Dwell in Possibility
This week brings us a set of familiar, “classic” texts. I suppose that for any congregation that [...]
Sermon Development
Preaching in the Year of Matthew (RCL Year A 2019-2020)
Preaching through the year of [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Words For A Time Such As This
As Year A, the year of the Gospel of Matthew, winds down, a revisiting of [...]
Dear Working Preacher
A Beatitude Kind of World
This past week I presented at an amazing conference held in Waco, Texas, called “Nevertheless [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Righteous Living
Do you really hunger and thirst for righteousness? Sometimes, perhaps most times, I am not sure. That’s [...]
Dear Working Preacher
On Beatitudes and Blessing
Dear Working Preacher, Two questions animated — or maybe haunted — my exegetical study this [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Losers
Dear Working Preacher, There are some elements of the Christian faith that are just shocking enough, [...]