Dear Working Preacher
A Level Plain Perspective
At first blush, we could easily assess Luke’s version of the Beatitudes as simply different [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Dear Working Preacher
Catching People
“Catching people” might not sit very well with a number of our congregants. Compared to the parallel [...]
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Good News?
Responses to sermons are always, well, interesting. Isn’t that true, dear Working Preachers? People will say to [...]
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Preaching Nazareth
“Today this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.” Or has it? Jesus seems convinced of it, [...]
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Abundance For All
Deciding on one preaching point for this passage seems adversative, to say the least, to this story [...]
Dear Working Preacher
The Power of ‘You’
Never underestimate the power of “you,” especially in the second [...]
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Following a Star
“When King Herod heard this, he was frightened, and all Jerusalem with him.” Ah yes, Herod. Be [...]
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Keeping Company with Mary
Never underestimate the ponderings of a mother. On this first Sunday of Christmas, once again [...]
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Hardly Waiting
If we are looking for models of ministry in our modern times, Mary and Elizabeth should come [...]
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The Time Is Now
An Advent message that calls out privilege and abuse of power will likely not be popular proclamation. [...]