Craft of Preaching

Dear Working Preacher
A Merciful Advent

Listen closely. Anything sound familiar in Mary’s Magnificat? Notice anything similar between Mary’s song and Jesus’ inaugural [...]

Columnist
Tender Prophecy

I find it curious that John the Baptist took his identity from the Isaiah 40 prophecy: the [...]

Videos
How to Embody Scripture: Strength from God (3 of 4)

Third in a four-part series [...]

Worship
Proclamation in Advent: Reading Isaiah with Strength

This article is the third [...]

Dear Working Preacher
Advent Expectations

“The people were filled with expectation” (Luke 3:15). What are your expectations? Do you expect to be [...]

Videos
How to Embody Scripture: Reading from the Heart (2 of 4)

Second in a four-part series [...]

Worship
Proclamation in Advent: Reading the Epistle with Heart

This article is the second [...]

Dear Working Preacher
The Being of Salvation

“All flesh shall see the salvation of God.” Well, that depends. The criteria we set in place [...]

Videos
How to Embody Scripture: Verbal Volleys (1 of 4)

First in a four-part series of videos on how to [...]

Culture
Three Kinds of Churchgoers

There are three types of churchgoers, in my experience. Members of each group can be [...]