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 [...]
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Provoking a Response
In seminary, I was given two contradictory bits of advice regarding sermons: Your job is to proclaim. [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Why We Need the Transfiguration
The last week of January, Luther Seminary hosted its annual Midwinter [...]
Dear Working Preacher
A Truth-Telling Advent
John the Baptist. He’s the Gospel focus for the second and third Sundays of Advent. In Mark, [...]
Videos
Preaching Moment 290: Yvette Flunder on Authentic Ministry
Yvette Flunder argues for the [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Having Hope
Dear Working Preachers, We know well the triad, “faith, hope, and love” that gloriously rounds out Paul’s [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Tell the Truth Twice
Dear Working Preacher, Good night, but I find this a difficult passage to preach on! The easy [...]
Dear Working Preacher
Come As You Are
Dear Working Preacher, This week’s gospel reading is perfect for all the people who don’t have it [...]