Dear Working Preacher
What’s in a Name?
Tiberius, Pontius Pilate, Herod, Philip, Lysanias, Annas, and Caiaphas. These are some rather pontifical names in the [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Dear Working Preacher
Nothing Lasts Forever
“Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.” Well, Jesus. Those are [...]
Dear Working Preacher
The True Kingdom
Dear Working Preachers, many of you also listen to Working Preacher’s weekly podcast, Sermon Brainwave. As a [...]
Dear Working Preacher
What Large Stones
The idolatry of grandeur is a perennial problem for us. We might even say it is a [...]
Dear Working Preacher
The Widow’s Might
Before you hold up the widow in Mark 12:41-44 as the ultimate example of generosity during this [...]
Dear Working Preacher
For All The Saints
Dear Working Preachers, again this week I am going to straddle two Sundays, All Saints Sunday and [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Reformers In Our Midst
“Take courage, get up, he is calling you.” Whether you are preaching this Sunday on Bartimaeus or [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Be Careful What You Wish For
“Be careful what you wish for.” We are all too familiar with this phrase and [...]
Dear Working Preacher
What Do You Lack?
“You lack one thing.” There is great irony in Jesus’ statement, isn’t there? We can likely assume [...]
Dear Working Preacher
The Divorce Text
There are certain texts that once read out loud in worship, in the midst of a faith [...]