resurrection

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Dear Working Preacher
Resurrection Perspective

Luke 20:27-38 comes in the narrative of Jesus’s final days in Jerusalem, where his ministry of bringing [...]

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Dear Working Preacher
Find Refuge in the Face of Hostility

It is that time of year. Congregations, publishing houses, camps, [...]

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Dear Working Preacher
The Foundation of Our Hope

I was once at a job interview for a teaching position at a Christian college, [...]

Dear Working Preacher
Swinging the Doors Wide Open

We can clearly see what the lectionary is doing this week! It’s all about the [...]

Dear Working Preacher
When Resurrection Matters

Happy Easter, Dear Working Preachers! As I write this, I am wondering which resurrection narrative [...]

Sermon Development
Preaching + Trauma

[This article is co-authored by Jessica Davis.] “They cried to the Lord in their trouble, and Ze [...]

Dear Working Preacher
When Seeing is Believing

What is it that we need to see to believe? To believe that death has indeed been [...]

Dear Working Preacher
Why Holy Week?

Dear Working Preachers, this Sunday begins one of the most important weeks of the church year. As [...]

Dear Working Preacher
What Things?

This is one long road trip. By long, I don’t mean how many miles. Many of us [...]

Dear Working Preacher
Not Proof But Perspective

A few years ago, Working Preacher produced a video Easter is Coming with which many [...]