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It Ain’t That Pretty

Easter is the season when someone on the worship committee figures out how to order lilies online [...]

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Lectionary Pros and Cons

For most of my ministry I have been a solo pastor and had the daunting privilege of [...]

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Where Have All the Prophets Gone?

Today, it feels too much like Elijah in the wilderness: [...]

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Marriage and the Art of our Mortality

There are two kinds of pastors: those who love presiding [...]

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“Your Kid Did What?!”

During a recent sermon, I told a story that featured [...]

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How to Avoid Preacher Burnout

Please raise your hand if you have ever felt burned out on preaching . . [...]

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Devilish Distractions!

What was it about Peter’s rebuke in Mark 8:32 that so upset Jesus? We do not know [...]

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This Bible Life?

If you’re like me, words matter. One reason is that we who are preachers feel somehow called [...]

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Agents of Hell?

Sometimes it seems as though the modern translation of John 3:17 is: “God did not send the [...]

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The Perils of Familiarity

Are we, as preachers, tempted to take shortcuts when re-preaching familiar texts? The longer I [...]