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Join Profs. Rolf Jacobson, Karoline Lewis, and Matt Skinner for a conversation around preaching the lectionary texts for Easter 6: John 14:23-29; Acts 16:9-15; Psalm 67 Revelation 21:10, 22-22:5

God’s Spirit blows through most of the lectionary passages during this Pentecost month, from Psalm 104:30 (“When you send forth your spirit, they are created”) to the end of Revelation, in which the Spirit says (...)

Before getting started, Working Preacher, a quick word of thanks: the response to both our new donor challenge and the Sermon Brainwave challenge (where Rolf, Karoline, and I put up our own money for the (...)

Why healing services? And what makes preaching at healing services different? Worship services addressing illness and its corollary — the desire for possible healing — are a part of many churches’ routines. Healing services are (...)

Dear Working Preacher, I’ll ask you again to do both me and you a favor by reading just beyond the bounds of the appointed lectionary passage. A few weeks ago I asked you to start (...)

Join Profs. Rolf Jacobson, Karoline Lewis, David Lose, and Matt Skinner,for a conversation around preaching the lectionary texts for Easter 6: Acts 17:22-31 Psalm 66:8-20 (8) 1 Peter 3:13-22 John 14:15-21

Join Profs. Rolf Jacobson, Karoline Lewis, David Lose, and Matt Skinner,for a conversation around preaching the lectionary texts for Easter 5: Acts 7:55-60 Psalm 31:1-5, 15-16 (5) 1 Peter 2:2-10 John 14:1-14

Many of us leave experiences of the Spirit to other people– enthusiasts, charismatics, and mystics. We may say we believe in God, but for the most part, we think, act, and feel as though God’s (...)

Take a breath and give thanks. At a funeral, your first task as preacher has been accomplished for you, namely gathering the attention of your hearers as one with you. It is the person whose (...)

One of the most remarkable things about the resurrection accounts in the Gospels is the lack of description of the event itself. The Gospels leave the mystery, wonderment, and awesomeness of the resurrection alone. Perhaps (...)