Theology and Interpretation
Planted in Hope and Bearing Fruit
Six years ago I returned from a life-changing visit to [...]
Easter
Theology and Interpretation
Preaching + End of Life
When people ask what I do, I am reluctant to say I am a hospice chaplain. My [...]
Dear Working Preacher
When Resurrection Matters
Happy Easter, Dear Working Preachers! As I write this, I am wondering which resurrection narrative [...]
Preaching Series
Preaching Acts in Easter (Year C)
Easter preaching has to be imaginative preaching. It has to [...]
Worship
Savoring the Task: Keeping Easter Alive
Maybe we should pay for the high school trumpet player’s [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Why Holy Week?
Dear Working Preachers, this Sunday begins one of the most important weeks of the church year. As [...]
Sermon Development
Give Them a Story
The story of God’s love incarnate in Jesus Christ is often referred to as the greatest story [...]
Worship
Preaching Baptism in the Days of Easter
When I served a church in Atlanta, the churches on [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Not Proof But Perspective
A few years ago, Working Preacher produced a video Easter is Coming with which many [...]