Dear Working Preacher

Dear Working Preacher
Broken Before Burning

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

Dear Working Preacher
The Power of a Good Question

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

Dear Working Preacher
Easter Courage

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

Dear Working Preacher
The Question of the Day

Dear Working Preacher, A few years ago I was visiting a congregation in downtown Washington, D.C. on [...]

Dear Working Preacher
Present-tense Salvation

Dear Working Preacher, Do we ask too little of our people? I ask that question with no [...]

Dear Working Preacher
Identity Theft, Part 2

Dear Working Preacher, Our word “Lent,” as you know, comes from the German and Dutch words for [...]

Dear Working Preacher
Leaving It All Behind

Dear Working Preacher, This is a story of freedom, even transformation. Not, however — and as far [...]

Dear Working Preacher
Spirit Freedom

Dear Working Preacher, Something’s gotta change. We all know that. Patterns of congregational attendance and membership have [...]

Dear Working Preacher
Identity Theft

Dear Working Preacher, When my kids were fairly young, they’d almost always figure out who the people [...]

Dear Working Preacher
“Do Not Be Afraid”

Dear Working Preacher, “Do not be afraid.” It’s easy to [...]