How inner transformation shapes outward proclamation. Your preaching is not God’s work. You are God’s work. I received this vision in a peculiar way. As I was minding my own business leading a ...

Karl Barth’s theology grew out of the task of preaching, and he always kept that task in view. In a radio interview not long before his death, he noted, “My whole theology, you see, is fundamentally a ...

Instead of exhaustion, homiletics can bring you life. Perhaps the most visible part of pastoring is the upfront teaching and preaching. Bringing a timely and truthful message demands preparation, ...

As the son, grandson and great-grandson of black Southern Baptist preachers, the tradition of speaking from the pulpit was deeply ingrained in Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Today, his sermons continue ...

The most consistent comment that priests and deacons hear at the church door is “Good homily, Father” or “Appreciated your homily, Deacon.” What does that mean? Bishop Ken Untener, in his book ...

Frank Thomas first became intrigued with the subject of preaching as a teenager, after hearing a pastor deliver a eulogy for one of his best friends. “After the eulogy, I felt so much better, and I ...

Perhaps the most constant complaint heard from Catholic pews is about the poor quality of the preaching. Although saddening, it might also be a small consolation to know that such seems always to have ...

I’ve always wanted to know more about how biblical scholar Ellen Davis envisions the notion of the “prophetic interpreter,” which she discusses at the beginning of her 2014 book Biblical Prophecy. She ...