Great preaching always points to Jesus.
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The Word made grotesque
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.
What preachers have said in times of national crisis
Melissa Matthes well understands both the political and the religious power of mourning.
A truth-telling child of Southern Methodism
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.
Is preaching “all Jesus” or “all me”?
Jerusha Matsen Neal writes for preachers who stand in the messy middle.
The audacity to preach the gospel
Will Willimon tells preachers to put aside sentimentality.
I might or might not be invited back. Either way, there’s no lasting harm.