The Rev. Ben Taylor has spent four decades developing a preaching style all his own, couching the insights of a trained ...

Disengagement from politics is not an option. But I’m convinced that the problem for some hearers is more about method ...

This feature is only available to members. Join now for full online access. I want to talk this morning about preaching and what preaching is all about. My fantasy about what congregations think ...

I have recently been experimenting with a preaching method that is stretching me like nothing I've done before. To use a phrase from author Fred Lybrand, I have been "preaching on my feet." And this ...

On the Monday after preaching, as I think about what all of those words are doing now that they’re out in the world, my mind wanders to a scene from Marilynne Robinson’s novel Lila. The title ...

As congregations prepare for one of the biggest services of the year, pastors are figuring out what exactly they want to say to the large crowds that come to church on Easter morning. But crafting ...