Sermon Development
Why I Preach from the Narrative Lectionary
Scripture tells a story. It tells many stories, in fact, [...]
Sermon Development
Sermon Development
Preaching (in the Midst of) Your Own Grief
I spent 10 of my 21 years as a pastor [...]
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 [...]
Culture
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Writing for the Ear, Preaching from the Heart
Making connections is at the center of preaching, according to [...]
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Holy Lands, Holy Attention
For almost as long as people have called themselves “Christians,” they have undertaken pilgrimages to [...]
Culture
Sermon Development
Preaching and Neurodiversity
Something changed in my preaching when my church installed a prayground up front in the [...]
Culture
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Empowering Young People as Proclaimers
As preachers, part of our vocation is in helping disciples [...]
Culture
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For Every Matter Under Heaven
Funerals, Weddings, and Preaching into Life’s Many Other Seasons and Circumstances Funeral? Wedding? House blessing? [...]
Culture
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The Risks of Preaching in Politically Fraught Times
In our current political climate, [...]
Culture
Sermon Development
Preaching and AI
People all over the world are using generative artificial intelligence (GenAI). ChatGPT is now the fifth most [...]
