Pastor Samuel delves into the challenge of preparing sermons in the midst of all the responsibilities and events that make up a pastor's calling....

Brian talks about the weight and import of our preaching given our contemporary context, and offers encouragement for those called to bring a Word from God in midst of that reality....

Andrew Root talks about what is at stake in our preaching, that sometimes we are preaching to save our own faith....

On preaching the biblical story in an engaging way for those who have lived with it for many years and for those who are hearing it for the first time....

Matt Skinner offers a few suggestions on how to work the gospel text for Easter Sunday....

John Nunes invites the preacher to attend to the ways in which we exhort and challenge the people in our communities....

Kathryn speaks of the centrality of prayer in sermon preparation, prayer that reminds us of the privilege and responsibility of preaching....

Eugene Peterson reflects on the importance of story in preaching....

Mark Hanson invites the preacher to consider the power of the biblical narrative in the lives of people for whom no larger narrative is operative....

William Willimon on how prayer is a part of sermon preparation and enhances preaching....