Craft of Preaching

Dear Working Preacher
Sheer Promise

Dear Working Preacher, What’s the difference between a promise and a threat? It’s a simple question, of [...]

Columnist
Worship Is About More Than Personal Preferences

I would love to install a policy that anyone who [...]

Columnist
To Lily, Signy and Angela: Shalom. God’s Peace

These past five Wednesday evenings, my colleague Mark Stenberg and [...]

Dear Working Preacher
Abundant Life Now

Dear Working Preacher, By now you know that we at WorkingPreacher.org count on your gifts to sustain [...]

Dear Working Preacher
Broken Before Burning

Dear Working Preacher, The Emmaus story is one of my favorites. Part of that, as I mentioned [...]

Theology and Interpretation
Preaching the Bible to Those Who Have Never Read It

Blockbuster films and scandalous exposé-style [...]

Dear Working Preacher
The Power of a Good Question

Dear Working Preacher, I tend to think that our best sermons arise from our questions. [...]

Columnist
Courage to Follow, Courage to Lead

Few people thrive on conflict. Yet leadership can bring us [...]

Columnist
The Year of Matthew or When Small Birds Return

Without small birds, the world would be very quiet. In [...]

Dear Working Preacher
Easter Courage

Dear Working Preacher, There are moments when it feels like Matthew is almost working at cross purposes. [...]