Dear Working Preacher
Called Together
The news lately here in the United States (apologies to our many international readers) has been full [...]
Kathryn Schifferdecker
Dear Working Preacher
A Defiant Hope
Last June, almost a year ago, we planted a cherry tree in our back yard. It was [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Speak the Dream of Peace
Almost ten years ago, my family and I moved to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for a year so [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Glimpse of Glory
Transfiguration Sunday is an odd church festival. My hunch is that the average lay person understands it [...]
Dear Working Preacher
For the Common Good
I don’t know about you, but I’ve been feeling grumpy at this beginning of the new year. [...]
Dear Working Preacher
God Is Not Finished with Us Yet
The Third Sunday of Advent, which we celebrate this week, [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Mourn Loss, Proclaim Faith
On an All Saints Sunday many years ago, I happened to be preaching at the [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Our Enemies
On texts for Sept. 19, 2021 | Ordinary 25 | RCL Year B “Love your enemies,” says [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Build Up the Body of Christ
Many years ago, when I was finishing up my seminary studies, I wanted to do [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Unimaginable
There is a song in the musical “Hamilton” that always brings tears to my eyes. It’s the [...]