Craft of Preaching

Videos
Preaching Moment 150: Thomas G. Long

Long talks about the narrative and episodic natures of our [...]

Dear Working Preacher
Imagine That!

Dear Working Preacher, Sometimes I think we preachers confuse information and imagination. Many of us tend in [...]

Columnist
A Toast to Rhonda. And to Jesus. (Foster’s Lager, please)

It feels like I write [...]

Culture
What Are We Reading?: Working Preacher Book Review

Transforming Preaching, by Ruthanna B. [...]

Dear Working Preacher
3 Important Words (or, Concerning the Fantasy Lives of Preachers)

Dear Working Preacher, There’s a [...]

Videos
Preaching Moment 149: Teresa Fry Brown

Teresa responds to “Why preach?”

Theology and Interpretation
Lutherans Preaching on Social Issues?

Lutherans have not always been perceived to lead the crowd [...]

Videos
Preaching Moment 148: Richard Jensen

Jensen speaks on the “Word of God,” and our proclamation [...]

Dear Working Preacher
The Power of a Good Name

Dear Working Preacher, Somewhere along the way — I think in a college English literature class — [...]

Columnist
Post-Christmas Blues

As always, this Christmas was a wonderful, magical time. Services that were both peaceful and joyful, combining [...]