Dear Working Preacher
Alpha and Omega
It is the first Sunday of the New Year. For most households in the Western world, Christmas [...]
Craft of Preaching
Theology and Interpretation
Practicing Gratitude
Searching for Christmas gifts for the youngest members of our family, I came across a “gratitude journal,” [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Herod, Too, Is the Reason for the Season
In his arresting Advent sermon “The Coming of Jesus in [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Holding on to Advent
What a difference a pronoun makes. The promise of Jesus’ birth and Jesus’ name is, “God is [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Testify to God’s Great Joy
Here we are, Working Preachers, ’Tis the season. It’s not yet Christmas, though. Despite the [...]
Dear Working Preacher
John and the Two Sides of the Pulpit
I wonder who baptized John. He might have had to [...]
Worship
Extraordinary Light: Preaching Christmas and Epiphany in Year A
Preaching happens in a liturgical [...]
Dear Working Preacher
The Golden Hour
Let’s begin with an confession: This is a challenging text. It is made more so by the [...]
Culture
Sharing the Pulpit with an Interpreter
Imagine you have been invited to preach at the Korean [...]
Dear Working Preacher
On Orange Cars and Gratitude for Preaching Another Year
I open this week’s letter [...]
