Craft of Preaching

Columnist
Mark’s Gospel and The Small Bird’s Immediacy

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Dear Working Preacher
Baptismal Blessings?

I have said this before and I will say it again — preaching on the Baptism of [...]

Videos
Preaching Moment 299: Eric Elnes on Worship and its Function

Eric Elnes reflects on the [...]

Theology and Interpretation
An Existential Encounter with the Text

Just the thought of doing exegesis for one more sermon [...]

Dear Working Preacher
A Prologue for the New Year

Lucky you! A commentary on John 1:1-18 on WorkingPreacher.org and a Dear Working Preacher column [...]

Videos
Preaching Moment 298: Lauren Winner on Preaching Saint Days

Lauren Winner reflects on preaching [...]

Dear Working Preacher
Just Praise

The fullness of time has indeed come (Gal 4:4) and indeed, how can we keep silent (Isa [...]

Videos
Preaching Moment 297: Anthony Bailey on Seeking Inspiration

Anthony Bailey shares how he [...]

Sermon Development
In Lonely Exile: Miscarriage and Infertility at Christmas

It’s almost Christmas. There are [...]

Dear Working Preacher
A Good Day to be Born

My birthday is December 24. For a long time, longer than I care to admit, I thought [...]