Tom Long, in true pastorally responsible fashion, is not afraid of biting off major food offerings in the American religious context, so in his new book, Preaching from Memory to Hope , he takes on ...

I picked up, The Art of Biblical Narrative by Robert Alter after I finished my last post. I was familiar with Alter, of course. I own his translation of the Pentateuch, The Five Books of Moses.

This feature is only available to members. Join now for full online access. Any preacher worth an honorarium knows the challenge of preaching on Christmas and Easter. How can I add special force to my ...

An interesting exercise: imagine switching up Martin Luther and Martin Luther King Jr. Put the first Martin, the theological Reformer, in the streets of Memphis or Selma in the early 1960s, calling ...

The very idea of preaching a single doctrine seems misguided, even though it’s far superior to preaching on neat themes that intrigue the consumers out there. So I didn’t expect to like reading ...