preaching

Red neon sign for night cafe at night.
Videos
Second Sunday in Lent: Wrestling with what’s real

Nicodemus asks Jesus, “How can these [...]

Rock on wood background with message: For all those we have loved and lost
Sermon Development
Preaching (in the Midst of) Your Own Grief

I spent 10 of my 21 years as a pastor [...]

White and brown concrete building under a blue sky during daytime
Videos
Working Preacher presents Sermon Brainwave’s New Co-Host: Cody Sanders

In this “Preacher to Preacher” [...]

Book cover for
Sermon Development
The Visual Preacher

Pastor-cartoonist-professor Steve Thomason never “grew out of” drawing. Drawing was his go-to way to play as a [...]

The sun is setting behind some palm trees.
Videos
Fifth Sunday after Epiphany: Salt and light

What does it mean to be salt and light in [...]

support family and friends visiting patient focus is on background
Videos
Fourth Sunday after Epiphany: Blessed are you

Ever notice how Matthew’s Beatitudes hit differently when you include [...]

gray empty road across building bridge
Videos
Third Sunday after Epiphany: Preaching the truth

What pushes people to go public with the truth? In [...]

Book cover: Working Preacher Books title,
Culture
Sermon Development
Writing for the Ear, Preaching from the Heart

Making connections is at the center of preaching, according to [...]

View of Jerusalem skyline with church buildings
Sermon Development
Holy Lands, Holy Attention

For almost as long as people have called themselves “Christians,” they have undertaken pilgrimages to [...]

Street sign with figure peeking from behind a wall
Theology and Interpretation
Preaching Peculiar Passages of Scripture

Over the years, I have placed asterisks next to numerous [...]