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Theology and Interpretation
Being an Immigrant Is Not a Sin

“When an alien lives with you in your land, do [...]

Dear Working Preacher
The Widow’s Might

Before you hold up the widow in Mark 12:41-44 as the ultimate example of generosity during this [...]

Dear Working Preacher
Abide In My Love

Dear Working Preachers, so much in this passage on which to preach! Joy, love one another, laying [...]

Sermon Development
Preaching Beyond Words

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

Theology and Interpretation
Durable Faith: What’s Love Got to Do with It?

I don’t know if Tina Turner realized it, but her [...]

Dear Working Preacher
The Meaning of Christmas

Merry Christmas, Dear Working Preachers. I hope you will be forgiving of a rather personal perspective on [...]

Theology and Interpretation
Durable Faith

Jesus’ commandment to love God, others, and self seems like an easy message to convey. People want, [...]

Sermon Development
Authentic Preaching

The preacher in me is tired. She absorbs so much of other people’s pain that she forgets [...]

Columnist
Beyond Faith

First Corinthians 13 is a breath-taking bit of writing. Unfortunately, we have typecast this chapter as a [...]

Dear Working Preacher
Resurrection is Love

Resurrection is love — a rather simple, yet extraordinarily complex statement, at least when you look at [...]