Dear Working Preacher
Tending Lent
Two homiletical traps (pun intended) lie in wait when it comes to the story of Jesus’ temptation. [...]
Craft of Preaching
Theology and Interpretation
Recognize (and Protect) Everyday Miracles
How about giving up discontent for Lent? There’s a complaint [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Overturning Messiah
Those of us who stay up late watching “As Seen on TV” ads may remember seeing the [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Right or Righteous?
You read the text for this week and they sound so familiar. Maybe, you sense the sermon [...]
Worship
Conversion and New Life: Preaching Lent in Year A
Year A immerses the congregation into the captivating readings from [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Shine On, You Working Preachers
You are the light of the world. Not Jesus, but [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Dwell in Possibility
This week brings us a set of familiar, “classic” texts. I suppose that for any congregation that [...]
Dear Working Preacher
A Beautiful Community
Dear Working Preacher, Epiphany greetings to you! And thanks for what you do, preaching the word in [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Embodying Epiphany
These days I am wondering how much Epiphany reveals about us. Granted, Epiphany is about Jesus, what [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Baptism: A disruptive reminder
In just one week, 2020 has already turned into an [...]