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Preaching and AI

People all over the world are using generative artificial intelligence (GenAI). ChatGPT is now the fifth most [...]

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What Kind of Preaching Inspires Faith in Listeners?

What is the ultimate goal [...]

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Reading the Lectionary with Rashi

I have had the great fortune to teach in several [...]

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Divine Laughter: Preaching and the Serious Business of Humor

Do you ever experience a [...]

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Leading with the Sermon

The sermon can do so many things, but how is it “the most important leadership activity of [...]

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Hymns as Theological Commentaries

Born into a musical pastor’s family, I was hearing the [...]

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Prophetic Preaching That Results in Transformation

“In the name of our [...]

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The Peoples’ Sermon

Proclaiming the Word through a sermon is meant to be a shared effort, rather than a solo [...]

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How to Get Unstuck in Sermon Writing

As a part of almost every Working Preacher Books podcast [...]

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The Love of Preaching and the Preaching of Love

The renowned Brazilian educator Paolo Freire often said that teaching [...]