Theology and Interpretation
Sanctuary, the Bible, and Clarification
Over the summer, you may have heard in news and [...]
Notes from the Field
Sermon Development
Preaching While White
Living in Atlanta, Georgia, has challenged this Midwesterner in many ways. Pollen, for one! Even more, experiencing [...]
Sermon Development
Being Yourself vs. Using Yourself
I was recently gifted a copy of the sarcastic, crude, [...]
Sermon Development
Preaching “Praises”
We get the name “Psalms” from the Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible: the word psalmos roughly [...]
Sermon Development
Preach like Jacob? Times When It’s Good to Limp
I have a confession: I have had the tendency, throughout [...]
Sermon Development
Preaching to Grads
Graduate Recognition Sunday. Just the mention is enough to give you THE SHIVERS,[1] isn’t it? Not for [...]
Sermon Development
When Safe Spaces Become Toxic Places (Part 2 of 2)
“For those of us preachers [...]
Sermon Development
A Preacher’s Case for Safe Space
“Definition of safe space: a place (as on a college campus) intended [...]
Sermon Development
Give Them a Story
The story of God’s love incarnate in Jesus Christ is often referred to as the greatest story [...]
Sermon Development
The False Comfort of Agreement
Pause for a second before you start reading. Stop. Think. [...]