Craft of Preaching

Dear Working Preacher
The Dew of Compassion

Hospitality. Power. Now compassion. Chapter 6 of the Gospel of Mark manages to cover some rather significant [...]

Videos
Paul as Pastor: Karoline Lewis

In this short video, Karoline Lewis provides insight on the [...]

Dear Working Preacher
Power Potentials

There is no end to power’s deception and corruption. While we don’t need the Bible to corroborate [...]

Sermon Development
Retooling the Purposes of Preaching: Getting in Touch with Your Inner Homiletician Part 3

This is the third article [...]

Dear Working Preacher
And the Gospel Is? Hospitality

Have you ever noticed that a lot of our conversations [...]

Columnist
Pope Francis on Humans, Nature, and Power

Pope Francis’s much anticipated encyclical entitled “Praised Be: On the [...]

Dear Working Preacher
Falling from Graces

“She fell from their graces into her truth.” This quote appeared last week on my Facebook newsfeed. [...]

Dear Working Preacher
The Other Side

Sometimes it’s just a boat. You know what I mean. There is no end to sermons on [...]

Columnist
Impact of a Sermon

Long ago, my wife and I were vacationing at a small, rustic resort in northern Wisconsin. The [...]

Sermon Development
Panic before Pulpit, Every Time

Preaching at its best must cultivate a relationship with panic. [...]