Religion, Spirituality & Theology

Preaching is difficult and sometimes lonely work. For over fifteen years, Working Preacher has been an online community dedicated to assisting that work, inviting working preachers to enter into deeper conversations with the word of God and to explore the craft of preaching. In Summer 2024, the cohosts of Working Preacher’s long-running podcast Sermon Brainwave […] ...

Because much of our nation’s political and religious expression is antithetical to the teachings of Jesus, now is an ideal time to seek anew the core meaning of our Christian Faith. The prayer that Jesus taught (Matthew 6:9-13, Luke 11:2-4) illumines the very heart of what he calls on his followers to believe and do. […] ...

Well-known Celtic teacher, John Philip Newell explores the main themes of his ground-breaking new book The Great Search: Turning to Earth and Soul in the Quest for Healing and Home. In this time of transition in which so many of us are longing for a spirituality of intimacy with Earth rather than alienation and a […] ...

“What if beginning—this beginning, any beginning, The Beginning—does not lie back, like an origin,but rather opens out?” -Catherine Keller The Christian calendar does not begin with January 1, nor even with the Christmas. Instead, the year begins with Advent, the roughly 4 weeks leading up to Christmas. Advent is a time of preparation, gestation, and […] ...