Kathryn Schifferdecker

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Dear Working Preacher
Listening Anew for God’s Call

Last weekend, my husband and I took our son Isaac [...]

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Dear Working Preacher
The Foundation of Christian Hope

Preaching on Easter Sunday is both a privilege and a [...]

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Dear Working Preacher
Reasons to Be Joyful

There are lots of mountains in the Gospel of Matthew. Jesus is tempted by Satan on one [...]

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Dear Working Preacher
Preaching with Humility and Compassion

“You Might Be Wrong”1 So said the sign over a [...]

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Dear Working Preacher
Sabbath Healing, Sabbath Rest

Our texts for this week speak of healing—physical healing, spiritual healing, societal healing. I hope [...]

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Dear Working Preacher
Called Together

The news lately here in the United States (apologies to our many international readers) has been full [...]

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Dear Working Preacher
A Defiant Hope

Last June, almost a year ago, we planted a cherry tree in our back yard. It was [...]

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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 [...]

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Dear Working Preacher
Glimpse of Glory

Transfiguration Sunday is an odd church festival. My hunch is that the average lay person understands it [...]

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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. [...]