Craft of Preaching

Dear Working Preacher
Hope in the Meantime

Dear Working Preacher,   I’ll be honest: I find Holy Trinity Sunday among the most difficult days [...]

Columnist
Extra-Ordinary Time

June brings the extraordinary time of summer harvest and outdoor enjoyment. But the lectionary enters “ordinary time,” [...]

Columnist
Church Wars

Faith in God is supposed to bring new life, peace, understanding, and healing to creation. So why [...]

Dear Working Preacher
When Will Your Next Pentecost Be?

Dear Working Preacher,   Though I am normally cautious to [...]

Worship
This Is My Body, Preached for You

The Word became flesh and dwelt among us.The Word did [...]

Columnist
Visions and Raspberries and Redemption

It turns out that the center of the Milky Way [...]

Dear Working Preacher
The Power of Being Prayed For

Dear Working Preacher,   What you do matters. I’ve said that before, and I’ll say [...]

Dear Working Preacher
Commands and Promises

Dear Working Preacher,   A quick but HUGE word of thanks before jumping into this week’s readings. [...]

Videos
Preaching Moment 264: Melinda Quivik

Are preachers born or made? Melinda Quivik addresses this question [...]

Culture
The $100 Guitar Project and Preaching

How many of us preachers actually go to the Bible [...]