Craft of Preaching

Dear Working Preacher
It Is Good To Be Here

Yes, Jesus. It is good to be here. Isn’t this just the right summary of the Transfiguration? [...]

Sermon Development
Preaching Beyond Words

I find the central task of preaching and mothering to be the same — to share God’s [...]

Dear Working Preacher
A Call Story

I’ve had a persistent problem with this passage. First blush was always suspicion and resentment. I mean, [...]

Dear Working Preacher
“What Is This?”

“They kept on asking each other, what is this? A new teaching?” There’s the rub of the [...]

Preaching Series
The Call to “I AM”: A Five-Part Lenten Series

Working Preacher’s Lenten Series this year focuses on the “I [...]

Sermon Development
Nevertheless She Preached

When the news broke that my Baptist seminary would be hosting a lecture by a [...]

Dear Working Preacher
You Are Never Alone

This past week, I had an appointment with my therapist whom I had not seen in eight [...]

Theology and Interpretation
Preaching on Faith + Science

“I’m not qualified to preach on science and faith.” This statement is more common than [...]

Dear Working Preacher
An Epiphany Way of Life

If you are a regular listener of Sermon Brainwave, you have come to expect that my co-hosts [...]

Sermon Development
New Year’s Resolutions for Preachers

Twelve resolutions for preachers, in no particular order: Show your [...]