Dear Working Preacher
Herod, Too, Is the Reason for the Season
In his arresting Advent sermon “The Coming of Jesus in [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Dear Working Preacher
Holding on to Advent
What a difference a pronoun makes. The promise of Jesus’ birth and Jesus’ name is, “God is [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Testify to God’s Great Joy
Here we are, Working Preachers, ’Tis the season. It’s not yet Christmas, though. Despite the [...]
Dear Working Preacher
John and the Two Sides of the Pulpit
I wonder who baptized John. He might have had to [...]
Dear Working Preacher
The Golden Hour
Let’s begin with an confession: This is a challenging text. It is made more so by the [...]
Dear Working Preacher
On Orange Cars and Gratitude for Preaching Another Year
I open this week’s letter [...]
Dear Working Preacher
This Far by Faith
Apocalyptic themes fascinate, confuse, and rebuff us. Almost everyone who comes to worship this week will have [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Be Present and Engaged
It’s a good week to read Haggai. It may or may not be a good week to [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Pausing to Grieve
What a month to come through as we turn toward All Saints Day, dear Working Preachers. Some [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Other People’s Prayers
Imagine if you could hear the prayers of people in your congregation. Of course, sometimes [...]