Dear Working Preacher
Choose Joy
“Nepal, Baltimore, school shootings, cancer, suicide, poverty, discrimination, apathy, violence, ignorance, spite, abuse, injustice. Some days it’s [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Dear Working Preacher
The Risky Business of Bearing Fruit
“Christians still read the Bible strangely. We read the Bible [...]
Dear Working Preacher
What’s So Good About A Shepherd?
“Good sermon, Pastor!” Don’t you then want to respond, “What [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Resurrection Witnesses
“You are witnesses of these things” (Luke 24:48; Acts 3:15). We certainly are. Thanks for the reminder, [...]
Dear Working Preacher
The Courage to Ask
Dear Working Preachers, I am preaching on this text in Luther Seminary’s chapel on April 15, 2015, [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Resurrection Matters
Happy Easter, preachers! We have some resurrection matters to address. I am torn. Mark or John? John [...]
Dear Working Preacher
No Preaching Required
It’s hard to compete with Palm/Passion Sunday. And maybe, you shouldn’t. Have you thought about letting the [...]
Dear Working Preacher
A Vision Check-Up
“Sir, we wish to see Jesus.” Another grand and glorious verse from John, a Gospel filled to [...]
Dear Working Preacher
John 3:16 — What Else Is There To Say?
John 3:14. Not even a close second to John 3:16 [...]
Dear Working Preacher
An Embodied Lent
Bodies. We have them. We inhabit them. But often we do not know what to do with [...]