Dear Working Preacher
Epiphany Preaching
Every three years, when Year B rolls around in the lectionary, my podcast co-hosts and I inevitably [...]
Craft of Preaching
Dear Working Preacher
Blessing and Opposition
Then Simeon blessed Mary and said, among other things, “your child is destined to be a sign [...]
Theology and Interpretation
Creation Care and Kilowatt Hours
Recently I was asked to speak in a church in [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Christmas Preaching
I debated about writing a column for Christmas this year. In part, because of the 4th Sunday [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Mary’s Response
“Here I am, the servant of the Lord. Let it be with me according to your word.” [...]
Columnist
Preaching Immanuel among Cynics
I recently came across a survey asking respondents’ attitudes toward [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Witnessing
Sometimes, Dear Working Preachers, a biblical text emboldens you, empowers you, encourages you to give witness to [...]
Theology and Interpretation
Preaching + Disabilities
His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Wilderness Preaching
“A voice of one crying out in the wilderness…” That, Dear Working Preachers, is what preaching is [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Advent Time
Happy Advent, Dear Working Preachers! A new church year. A new Gospel. A new start. I have [...]