Sermon Development
A Priest, a Rabbi, and a Pastor Walk into the Pulpit: What preachers can learn from stand-up comedians (Part 1 of 2)
What preachers do is more [...]
sermon
Sermon Development
Preach Like an Artist
“A flower is relatively small,” Georgia O’Keeffe once wrote. “Everyone has many associations with a flower — [...]
Columnist
Bold Preaching
When you read about the battles between Amos and the court prophets, with whom do you identify? [...]
Culture
Preaching: Our Mission Impossible
Preachers: Your mission, should you chose to accept it, is [...]
Sermon Development
Retooling the Purposes of Preaching: Getting in Touch with Your Inner Homiletician Part 3
This is the third article [...]
Columnist
Impact of a Sermon
Long ago, my wife and I were vacationing at a small, rustic resort in northern Wisconsin. The [...]
Sermon Development
Gaining Perspective: Getting in Touch with Your Inner Homiletician, Part 2
This is the second article [...]
Columnist
Sermon Review
My dad once told me a story about preaching instruction during his time in seminary that would [...]
Columnist
Provoking a Response
In seminary, I was given two contradictory bits of advice regarding sermons: Your job is to proclaim. [...]