Dear Working Preacher
Ashes to Ashes
Oh wow, preachers. The beginning of Lent. Are you ready? I am imagine you are. Your Lenten [...]
preaching
Theology and Interpretation
An Existential Encounter with the Text
Just the thought of doing exegesis for one more sermon [...]
Columnist
Where’s the Arc?
I’m not saying Jesus was a bad preacher. I am saying that one of the traditional styles [...]
Sermon Development
How to Preach to Mildred
It’s never great for a preacher’s ego when someone snores during your sermon. For me, it happens [...]
Columnist
Betting on the Spirit
Back in seminary, and when I teach preaching, we emphasized over and over again to our students [...]
Videos
Preaching Moment 290: Yvette Flunder on Authentic Ministry
Yvette Flunder argues for the [...]
Columnist
Yes, the Gospel Does Matter
Putting together a decent sermon is no easy task. This is not a complaint, it [...]
Sermon Development
iPreach: How the Apple Watch Could Revolutionize Sermon Development
Sermon development takes place somewhere [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Tending the Vineyard
Dear Working Preachers, This past week, Walter Brueggemann was on the Luther Seminary campus giving the inaugural [...]
Columnist
Pulpit Inventory
I’ve always been fascinated by words. Words shape ideas, so much that a seemingly innocuous phrasing choice [...]