Theology and Interpretation
Healing Beyond Bodily Transformation in Matthew’s Gospel
Matthew’s Gospel contains many stories [...]
vulnerability
Worship
Stay Awake: Preaching Advent in Year A
Ed. note: This is the first in a six-part series. [...]
Sermon Development
Being Yourself vs. Using Yourself
I was recently gifted a copy of the sarcastic, crude, [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Welcome
“Whoever welcomes you welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me.” It’s one [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Holy Conversations
I know, Working Preachers. This story is overwhelming. So much going on. So many places to land. [...]
Sermon Development
Feed Me!: What I Long to Hear from My Pew, Wheelchair, and Hospital Bed
I have spent the better [...]
Sermon Development
Authentic Preaching
The preacher in me is tired. She absorbs so much of other people’s pain that she forgets [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Why We Need the Transfiguration
The last week of January, Luther Seminary hosted its annual Midwinter [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Love and Marriage
Dear Working Preacher, Given the various readings on marriage and divorce this week, I suspect it’s occurred [...]
