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The Gospel People Don't Want to Hear by Lisa Cressman, Working Preacher Books series
Culture
The Gospel People Don’t Want to Hear

Preachers need to “let the sky fall,” says Lisa Cressman, [...]

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Theology and Interpretation
Preaching Jeremiah: In Memory of Walter Brueggemann

How is preaching today similar [...]

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Videos
Easter 2B: Grief or glory?

After the resurrection of Jesus, where do you find your mind and heart? Pain or [...]

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Dear Working Preacher
Hosanna and Heartache

Palm or Passion. What’s a preacher to do? Likely you have already made that decision, Working Preachers. [...]

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Dear Working Preacher
Find Refuge in the Face of Hostility

It is that time of year. Congregations, publishing houses, camps, [...]

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Dear Working Preacher
Mourn Loss, Proclaim Faith

On an All Saints Sunday many years ago, I happened to be preaching at the [...]

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Dear Working Preacher
The Foundation of Our Hope

I was once at a job interview for a teaching position at a Christian college, [...]

Dear Working Preacher
Linger A Little

Poor Thomas. Always the Sunday after Easter. Always misunderstand. We think Thomas doubts, but he doesn’t. As [...]

Dear Working Preacher
Saying Goodbye

When you have to say goodbye, what do you say? It depends on the situation, of course; [...]

Sermon Development
Notes from the Field: Elections, Bulldozers, and Grief

Anybody here feel like a [...]