Dear Working Preacher
Watch What Happens
When Christians ponder the last leg of Advent and the arrival at Christmas, generally it’s Luke’s time [...]
Matt Skinner
Dear Working Preacher
Advent Perception
What makes biblical preaching so powerful (and sometimes so controversial) is its capacity to reconfigure a congregation’s [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Advent Preparation
Too often John the Baptist is treated like a problem to solve. Preachers feel pressure to apologize [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Advent Attentiveness
I don’t know who first thought of it, but it’s a stroke of genius and spiritual insight [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Called Together
The news lately here in the United States (apologies to our many international readers) has been full [...]
Dear Working Preacher
An Incarnational Calling
In Luke 9, Samaritan villagers make it clear that Jerusalem-bound Jesus is unwelcome among them. James and [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Less Doing, More Being
When I teach groups about the Gospels I usually highlight what distinguishes each of them. Part of [...]
Dear Working Preacher
On Giving a Fig
References to repentance appear frequently in Luke-Acts. If that makes you uncomfortable as a preacher, you can [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Staggering Love
Some of my favorite parts of Paul’s writings are the places where he admits just how little [...]
Dear Working Preacher
What Are You Waiting For?
Now what? Another church year has told its story, taking us from anticipating the Christ, [...]