Theology and Interpretation
Midrashic Imagination
In her graduate studies, Elisabeth R. Jones kept encountering the phrase “referencing the rabbis.” Over time, she [...]
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Sermon Development
Unhurried Preaching: Three practices for busy preachers
Preparing a sermon is a [...]
Dear Working Preacher
The Greatest
The relevance of Scripture continues to amaze me. The many stories and illustrations we think we need [...]
Columnist
Scriptural Wisdom Makes Ecological Sense
Wisdom rules the September lectionary. Several weeks of Proverbs and [...]
Sermon Development
Preaching with Authority
As early as the life and thought of the ancient philosopher Socrates, the world has been prone [...]
Columnist
Vegetative Parables
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Sermon Development
Picture, Passage, Point: Bringing Scripture to Life
When I served a congregation [...]
Theology and Interpretation
To Whom Do You Think You Are Preaching?
Listening to a sermon, I form a portrait of myself. [...]
Videos
Preaching Moment 270: Henry Langknecht
Henry Langknecht reflects on what the “literal sense of Scripture” [...]
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A Sustaining, Sustainable Gospel
During ordinary time this summer and fall, the lectionary offers [...]