Dear Working Preacher
Ode to Joy
Like a good parable, the prodigal son is chock-full of ambiguity. So, the first preaching task is [...]
parable
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
Dirty Rotten Preaching Scoundrels
Once, when I was an M.Div. student, my teacher Beverly [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Never Empty
Dear Working Preachers, last week, taking a cue from Matthew 11:28, “Come to me, all you that [...]
Columnist
Where’s the Arc?
I’m not saying Jesus was a bad preacher. I am saying that one of the traditional styles [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Tending the Vineyard
Dear Working Preachers, This past week, Walter Brueggemann was on the Luther Seminary campus giving the inaugural [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Generosity Sightings
Dear Working Preachers, “Are you envious because I am generous?” reads the latter section of 20:15 in this [...]
Dear Working Preacher
When a Miracle is More Than a Miracle
Dear Working Preachers, Think about it. How many of Jesus’ [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Inviting a Kingdom Imagination
Anyone out there tired of parables yet? To be honest, [...]