Craft of Preaching

Dear Working Preacher
Jesus’ Inaugural Address

Dear Working Preacher, While our lives are full of words, [...]

Sermon Development
How to Preach without Notes

Every preacher needs to be able to preach without notes on some occasions. It is [...]

Videos
Preaching Moment 251: Barbara Brown Taylor

Barbara Brown Taylor talks about the sermons she enjoys listening [...]

Dear Working Preacher
Learning to Tell Time

Dear Working Preacher, You know what they say: timing is everything. Whether it’s telling a joke, making [...]

Sermon Development
Discerning When to Preach Without Notes

Preachers and listeners who favor preaching without notes have long [...]

Columnist
No Fact Filter for Sermons

I feel somewhat sheepish about starting out the year with nuts & bolts procedural issues [...]

Dear Working Preacher
Preaching a More Meaningful Baptism

Dear Working Preacher, Did you know that most of the [...]

Columnist
Enmeshed in Light

Last month, I attend a conference called “The Forgiving Victim.” James Alison, a brilliant theologian and an [...]

Videos
Preaching Moment 250: Eugene Peterson

Eugene Peterson offers a word of encouragement to preachers, drawing [...]

Dear Working Preacher
The “Adults-Only” Nativity Story

Dear Working Preacher, There are two ways to tell the [...]