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David Lose Dear Working Preacher,   A quick but HUGE word of thanks before jumping into this week’s readings. We met every challenge (netting an additional $12,000) and topped out best-yet semi-annual fund appeal. Thank you. Thank you. Because of your support, we can keep Working Preacher working for you!   Now on to the … Continue reading “Commands and Promises”

David Lose Dear Working Preacher,   What you do matters. I’ve said that before, and I’ll say it again.   Why?   Because it’s true. Through your preaching you help our people not just learn about the biblical story but live into it, taking it as their story that it might help them make sense … Continue reading “The Power of Being Prayed For”

Kae Evensen It turns out that the center of the Milky Way might smell like rum and taste a bit like raspberries. Ethyl formate, one of the molecules that gives raspberries their flavor and rum its smell, has now been found in deep space. In a way this is hardly remarkable. After all, it’s no … Continue reading “Visions and Raspberries and Redemption”

Rachel Wrenn The Word became flesh and dwelt among us.The Word did not become flesh and dwell behind a pulpit. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the use of the physical in preaching. In one of my senior classes at seminary, a panel of pastors came and talked to us about what life is … Continue reading “This Is My Body, Preached for You”

David Lose Dear Working Preacher,   Though I am normally cautious to generalize from my particular experience, when it comes to Pentecost I’m going to take that risk: I think that most of us get one thing exactly right about Pentecost and one thing incredibly wrong about this same day.   Here’s what we get … Continue reading “When Will Your Next Pentecost Be?”

Nathan Aaseng Faith in God is supposed to bring new life, peace, understanding, and healing to creation. So why does it so often seem to bring the opposite? Why does faith in God so often lead to division and hatred? Why has the church, for most of its existence, been a battleground for nasty fights … Continue reading “Church Wars”

Patricia Tull June brings the extraordinary time of summer harvest and outdoor enjoyment. But the lectionary enters “ordinary time,” offering semi-continuous readings from Galatians, Luke, and the Elijah narratives. Except for the Psalms, which nearly always offer striking reflections from the natural world, what the lectionary offers for ecologically themed preaching this month is subtle … Continue reading “Extra-Ordinary Time”

David Lose Dear Working Preacher,   I’ll be honest: I find Holy Trinity Sunday among the most difficult days of the year to preach. As I’ve said before, I don’t claim to understand the Trinity and don’t trust those that report they do. The Trinity is, at heart, our best if manifestly inadequate attempt to … Continue reading “Hope in the Meantime”

Bruce Reyes-Chow “Sundays Happen” is a monthly column where we can playfully and thoughtfully wrestle with the realities of the process and practice of proclaiming The Word of God. If you have a question that you would like me address, please submit it here and I may include in a future post. * * * … Continue reading “Sundays Happen”

David Lose Dear Working Preacher,   By and large, I’ve typically read the story of Jesus and the centurion as a tremendous story about the nature of faith. To the question, “What is faith?” this story offers a clear answer. I mean, here’s a guy who so trusts Jesus’ ability to heal that he sends … Continue reading “Unexpected Faith”