Dear Working Preacher
Leadership that Liberates
Have you wondered why the Bible keeps returning to criticize bad leaders and warn about [...]
leadership
Dear Working Preacher
The Stakes Are High
Everywhere we turn right now, the stakes are high. What a year! What a week! (And who [...]
Theology and Interpretation
Imagining Leadership
Isaiah 11 (December 8) imagines several qualities of wise leadership: wisdom and understanding, council (or strategic thinking) [...]
Theology and Interpretation
People Get It, but Need Leadership
I recently returned from a weekend in a large Presbyterian [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Caring for the Kingdom of Heaven
So, how are we doing taking care of that vineyard [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Daughters of Abraham
“Immediately, she stood up straight and began praising God.” I have a feeling that when this woman [...]
Columnist
Preaching Confirmation
One of my favorite confirmation texts is the story of Elisha succeeding Elijah in 2 Kings. The [...]
Columnist
Stories and Norm
For the first million years of human existence climate change was no threat, not because our ancestors [...]
Columnist
Mud and Metaphor
For those of us who snoozed through high school English class decades ago: A brief review of [...]
Worship
Book Review: “The Four Gospels on Sunday” by Gordon Lathrop
Reviewed: “The Four Gospels on [...]
