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Dear Working Preacher, Want to preach a great stewardship sermon (without asking for any money), reference a meaningful part of almost everyone’s “biblical memory,” and surprise people with the startling relevance of one of the (...)

Join Profs. Rolf Jacobson, Karoline Lewis, David Lose, and Matt Skinner for a conversation around preaching the lectionary texts for Pentecost 17: Exodus 32:1-14, Isaiah 25:1-9, Psalm 23 (5), Philippians 4:1-9, Matthew 22:1-14

Join Profs. Rolf Jacobson, Karoline Lewis, David Lose, and Matt Skinner,for a conversation around preaching the lectionary texts for Easter 4: Acts 2:42-47 Psalm 23 (1) 1 Peter 2:19-25 John 10:1-10

Join Profs. Karoline Lewis, David Lose, and Matt Skinner,for a conversation around preaching the lectionary texts for Lent 4: 1 Samuel 16:1-13, Psalm 23, John 9:1-41

Ask almost any preacher, and she will respond that preaching on festival days is more challenging, more exciting, and sometimes more daunting than on other days. Why? For starters, there often seems to be higher (...)

The book of Lamentations emerges from the disorienting aftermath of a pivotal moment in ancient Israelite history: namely, the Babylonian conquest of Jerusalem in 587 BCE. Over a decade, the Judahites’ entire world fell apart. (...)

No prophet incorporates the genre of lament into their message to a greater extent than Jeremiah. Among the most recognized writings of the prophet fitting this characterization are those scattered about the book and known (...)

The people of God are called to experience and embody the heart of God. In this week’s lectionary reading, we learn that the heart of God involves, in the words of the late Bishop Barbara (...)

Isaiah’s song of the vineyard in 5:1–7 may be the most click-bait biblical text ever. But in reality, it’s a radical click-bait-and-switch: Isaiah rivets his listeners and then pulls the rug out from under them (...)

Under ideal conditions—no clouds, moon, or light pollution, and a full sky view—the naked human eye can see light from just around 3000 stars. Yet using our own galaxy, the Milky Way, as the model, (...)