Dear Working Preacher

My birthday is December 24. For a long time, longer than I care to admit, I thought [...]

I wonder if the annunciation to Mary might function as a summary of the Advent season; a [...]

Well, if last week was Advent as truth-telling, this week John’s John suggests Advent as testimony, as [...]

John the Baptist. He’s the Gospel focus for the second and third Sundays of Advent. In Mark, [...]

I am writing this column from San Diego where I am attending the annual meetings of the [...]

Here we are. The last Sunday of the church year, Christ the King/Reign of Christ Sunday. The [...]

“There is peace and security … ” (I Thess 5:3). Where? A week ago Thursday, at the [...]

“Make haste to help me, Lord! Hasten to me, O God! Lord, do not delay!” The words [...]

Festival Sundays are always tricky. If you are a regular listener of Sermon Brainwave, you [...]