Theology and Interpretation
Sensemaking and Congregational Leadership
“The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality,” [...]
Theology and Interpretation
Theology and Interpretation
Apocalyptic Preaching
We live in the belly of a wounded beast. We conduct our business in the tattered market [...]
Theology and Interpretation
The Trinity and Preaching: Speaking With Integrity, Part 2
Following the logic, or “grammar” [...]
Theology and Interpretation
The Trinity and Preaching: Speaking With Integrity, Part 1
Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury, [...]
Theology and Interpretation
Preaching the Parables, Part Two
What follows is a series of recommendations about interpreting the [...]
Theology and Interpretation
Preaching the Parables, Part One
There are roughly three dozen parables in the Synoptic Gospels, [...]
Theology and Interpretation
Theological Worlds Part 3
This is the third article in a series, using insights from Theological Worlds: Understanding the [...]
Theology and Interpretation
Theological Worlds Part 2
This is the second in a series of three articles using insights from W. Paul [...]
Theology and Interpretation
Preaching the Prophets in Lent
The Old Testament texts in Series A move from the [...]
Theology and Interpretation
Theological Worlds, Part 1
When I was a beginning preacher, a friend gave me some blunt advice: “Don’t preach [...]