Craft of Preaching

Word Forgive written in white on cement floor
Columnist
Preaching about Sin and Forgiveness

Two brief stories illustrate the difficulty of preaching about sin [...]

Dear Working Preacher
Out of Our Minds

“Out of his mind.” That seems about right when it comes to perceptions of what we believe, [...]

Dear Working Preacher
A Sabbath Perspective

This past week was the 26th Festival of Homiletics in Washington, D.C., “Preaching and Politics.” An appropriate [...]

Dear Working Preacher
If the Trinity Mattered

Confession time — I am not a systematic theologian. So when it comes to saying something about [...]

Theology and Interpretation
Preaching + Stereotypes

Then turning toward the woman, he said to Simon, “Do you see this woman?” – Luke 7:44a [...]

Dear Working Preacher
A True Pentecost

Pentecost Sunday. A rather troubling misnomer, after all. Because even though we know in theory that the [...]

Sermon Development
Preaching to Grads

Graduate Recognition Sunday. Just the mention is enough to give you THE SHIVERS,[1] isn’t it? Not for [...]

Dear Working Preacher
Prayers Needed

Back in February, I was the presenter at a woman’s retreat, my fourth year in a row [...]

Worship
Savoring the Task: Keeping Easter Alive

Maybe we should pay for the high school trumpet player’s [...]

Dear Working Preacher
Abide In My Love

Dear Working Preachers, so much in this passage on which to preach! Joy, love one another, laying [...]