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Dear Working Preacher
Generosity Sightings

Dear Working Preachers, “Are you envious because I am generous?” reads the latter section of 20:15 in this [...]

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Pulpit Magic

A young woman came into my office yesterday, terrified. I don’t know much about her background. She [...]

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To Lily, Signy and Angela: Shalom. God’s Peace

These past five Wednesday evenings, my colleague Mark Stenberg and [...]

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An Unexpected Glimpse of God’s Promise

For those of us who preach, flying on airplanes is [...]

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First, Do No Harm

I recently attended a funeral service for a young person whose parents I know. The service was [...]

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Prepare the Way of the Lord

Waiting and preparation shape these days of Advent, two thousand years ago and today. In [...]

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Why Church?

I’m a good person. I worship God in my own way. I don’t need people telling me [...]

Culture
The Gravity of Discipleship

If you haven’t had a chance to see Alfonso Cuarón’s new sci-fi thriller, Gravity, then [...]

Culture
Teaching the Faith: A Lesson from the Cracker Barrel

If you have spent much [...]

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Thy Kingdom Come

Like so many of us who are of a religious ilk, I function in two worlds. The [...]