Sermon Development
Preaching While White
Living in Atlanta, Georgia, has challenged this Midwesterner in many ways. Pollen, for one! Even more, experiencing [...]
Craft of Preaching
Dear Working Preacher
A Good Shepherd Perspective
I will never forget the first time I saw a real shepherd. I was leading [...]
Theology and Interpretation
Preaching + End of Life
When people ask what I do, I am reluctant to say I am a hospice chaplain. My [...]
Dear Working Preacher
‘Do You Love Me?’
Right on the heels of Thomas, we have the story of Peter, another character in [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Linger A Little
Poor Thomas. Always the Sunday after Easter. Always misunderstand. We think Thomas doubts, but he doesn’t. As [...]
Theology and Interpretation
Change Is Possible and Needed
While the opportunities Scripture offers to speak directly of the beauty, power, and needs of [...]
Dear Working Preacher
When Resurrection Matters
Happy Easter, Dear Working Preachers! As I write this, I am wondering which resurrection narrative [...]
Dear Working Preacher
A Very Holy Week
Dear Working Preachers, I suspect that your Holy Week plans and preaching are well in place by [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Loved Into Future
I wonder if in this moment, when Jesus is being loved with a grace upon grace kind [...]
Preaching Series
Preaching Acts in Easter (Year C)
Easter preaching has to be imaginative preaching. It has to [...]
