preaching

Tom Long’s invigorating new book empowers preachers to preach on and with the parables of Jesus.

It’s been said that a sermon should be judged by its impact beyond the moment when it’s preached. In the last month, the bishop’s sermon at the National Cathedral has been making a difference.

As preachers consider their response to the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, a sermon from the Gilded Age might guide the way.

I’m sure these faithful people have heard all of these words before. So what is my task here?

Jonathan Augustine makes a strong case for preaching that is both divinely inspired and socially determined.

I asked ChatGPT for a sermon. What it wrote seemed to come from everywhere and nowhere.

My job as a preacher isn’t to change the game. It’s to run the plays well.

The Duke Chapel dean writes as if the Holy Spirit makes all the difference for faithful preaching—and anti-racism.

Great preaching always points to Jesus.

If we want our sermons to resemble real life, says Charles Campbell, we might take a hint from carnival.

I told the truth about her but not the whole truth.

I’ve preached more than 800 funeral sermons. Many of these deaths have marked me.

It’s not about me—it’s about God and the deceased.

The Sunday I decided to tell the truth about my miscarriage.

His advice: be yourself, be underprepared, be weird.

Melissa Matthes well understands both the political and the religious power of mourning.

Journalist John Archibald turns the spotlight on himself, his preacher father, and White Christians’ failures.

Usually it takes courage to preach Good Friday. This year, it will take courage to proclaim “He is risen!” on Easter morning.

It’s not easy to avoid the perception of a political motive.