John the Baptist

Dear Working Preacher, A belated and blessed New Year and Epiphany to you. And thank you for [...]

Too often John the Baptist is treated like a problem to solve. Preachers feel pressure to apologize [...]

As always, thank you for what you do—preaching the strange, grace-bearing, kingdom-creating word of the gospel of [...]

Grace and peace to you, Working Preacher, from God the [...]

Here we are, Working Preachers, ’Tis the season. It’s not yet Christmas, though. Despite the [...]

I wonder who baptized John. He might have had to [...]

An Advent message that calls out privilege and abuse of power will likely not be popular proclamation. [...]

Sometimes, Dear Working Preachers, a biblical text emboldens you, empowers you, encourages you to give witness to [...]

“Are you the one who is to come, or are we to wait for another?” If that [...]