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Dear Working Preacher
After Effects

John 3:16. Not an easy verse to ignore or pass over when it comes to preaching. And [...]

Dear Working Preacher
Body Zeal

Dear Working Preachers, Something different this week. I preached on this text a few weeks ago at [...]

Dear Working Preacher
Open Speech

“He said this openly.” No wonder Peter responded as he did. Rebuke seems appropriate when you are [...]

Dear Working Preacher
A Tempting Silence

The temptation of Jesus in the wilderness, always the first Sunday of Lent, is an unnervingly muted [...]

Dear Working Preacher
It Is Good To Be Here

Yes, Jesus. It is good to be here. Isn’t this just the right summary of the Transfiguration? [...]

Dear Working Preacher
A Call Story

I’ve had a persistent problem with this passage. First blush was always suspicion and resentment. I mean, [...]

Dear Working Preacher
“What Is This?”

“They kept on asking each other, what is this? A new teaching?” There’s the rub of the [...]

Dear Working Preacher
Epiphany Preaching

Every three years, when Year B rolls around in the lectionary, my podcast co-hosts and I inevitably [...]

Simeon at the temple
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Blessing and Opposition

Then Simeon blessed Mary and said, among other things, “your child is destined to be a sign [...]

Dear Working Preacher
Christmas Preaching

I debated about writing a column for Christmas this year. In part, because of the 4th Sunday [...]