grace

Dear Working Preacher
Falling from Graces

“She fell from their graces into her truth.” This quote appeared last week on my Facebook newsfeed. [...]

Dear Working Preacher
Choose Joy

“Nepal, Baltimore, school shootings, cancer, suicide, poverty, discrimination, apathy, violence, ignorance, spite, abuse, injustice. Some days it’s [...]

Columnist
Deep Winter Light

In the cold of earliest morning at Pendle Hill Quaker Center, I venture from my room to [...]

Videos
John 1: What Does Grace Mean? – Karoline Lewis

What does “grace” mean? In [...]

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Sermon Development
How to Preach to Mildred

It’s never great for a preacher’s ego when someone snores during your sermon. For me, it happens [...]

Dear Working Preacher
Generosity Sightings

Dear Working Preachers, “Are you envious because I am generous?” reads the latter section of 20:15 in this [...]

Columnist
The Oddly Comforting World of Saint Matthew

Preaching is little things carrying big things. It’s all about [...]

Dear Working Preacher
Identity Theft, Part 2

Dear Working Preacher, Our word “Lent,” as you know, comes from the German and Dutch words for [...]

Columnist
First, Do No Harm

I recently attended a funeral service for a young person whose parents I know. The service was [...]

Dear Working Preacher
The King of Second Chances

Dear Working Preacher, Do you ever wish you could have a second chance? A second [...]