Craft of Preaching

Sermon Development
The False Comfort of Agreement

Pause for a second before you start reading. Stop. Think. [...]

Dear Working Preacher
John 3:16

John 3:16. Perhaps the most well-known Bible verse and yet also one of the most destructive — [...]

Videos
Preaching Moment 333: Craig Barnes on Preaching in a Cross-cultural Setting

M. Craig Barnes shares how [...]

Theology and Interpretation
Defending What We Love

Last week at the public library in Evansville, Indiana, more than 125 people gathered for a program [...]

Judean wilderness
Dear Working Preacher
Choice Temptations

It is tempting to make Jesus’ temptation something that it is not. And, it is tempting to [...]

Videos
Andrew Foster Connors 332: On Preaching the Old Testament

Andrew Foster Connor, Senior Pastor [...]

Theology and Interpretation
Durable Faith: What’s Love Got to Do with It?

I don’t know if Tina Turner realized it, but her [...]

Dear Working Preacher
Change Matters

Dear Working Preachers, I feel like I need to begin with some rather unsolicited advice: do not [...]

Videos
Preaching Moment 331: Adam Hamilton on the Courage to Preach

Adam Hamilton discusses how the [...]

Worship
Designing the Mystery: Preaching at the Sending Rite

In a previous congregation, we [...]