joy

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Dear Working Preacher
Ode to Joy

Like a good parable, the prodigal son is chock-full of ambiguity. So, the first preaching task is [...]

Rejoice: The Light Has Come
Dear Working Preacher
Rejoice and Bear Witness

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

Sermon Development
Preaching Beyond Words

I find the central task of preaching and mothering to be the same — to share God’s [...]

Dear Working Preacher
Choose Joy

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

Sermon Development
Preaching Joy in Times of Conflict

It would sure be nice if the climate in our [...]

Videos
Preaching Moment 280: Otis Moss Jr.

Otis Moss Jr. speaks about the process of preparing a [...]

Columnist
A Very Rare Flower

“As we continue to watch the regrowth, nature’s ability to recover after a fire is truly amazing [...]