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In October, I published Preachers Dare: Speaking for God, my theology of preaching. Preaching is brave speech drawn out of us because, Deus Dixit, God speaks, as Barth reminds us in the Göttingen Dogmatics, and God is determined to remain in conversation with us through us. For this launch webinar, I will be joined byContinue reading “Preachers Dare: Excerpt V”

In October, I published Preachers Dare: Speaking for God, my theology of preaching. Preaching is brave speech drawn out of us because, Deus Dixit, God speaks, as Barth reminds us in the Göttingen Dogmatics, and God is determined to remain in conversation with us through us. For this launch webinar, I will be joined byContinue reading “Preachers Dare: Excerpt IV”

Kavin Rowe interviewed me about my book with Stanley Hauerwas, Resident Aliens. We talked about the difference between the church and the world, what it means to be a Christian in a North American missionary context like Duke University, and “What is truth?” Pilate’s favorite question.

In October, I published Preachers Dare: Speaking for God, my theology of preaching. Preaching is brave speech drawn out of us because, Deus Dixit, God speaks, as Barth reminds us in the Göttingen Dogmatics, and God is determined to remain in conversation with us through us. For this launch webinar, I will be joined byContinue reading “Preachers Dare Launch Webinar”

I’m doing a series at Grace Cathedral, Charleston, S.C. on my book, Aging: Growing Old in Church.  Here’s an interview with Bryce Wandrey of the Grace Cathedral team. 

Duke Chapel had me back to preach this morning for the Baptism of Our Lord service. You can watch it live on YouTube at 11am EST or anytime thereafter. The sermon begins at 26:50.

I was gratified to receive some kind comments about my book, Leading With the Sermon.  Donna Giver Johnston is a Presbyterian pastor in Pennsylvania.  She is currently working on a book on preaching that’s to be published by Fortress Press.  I’m grateful that my thoughts on preaching and church leadership struck a chord with this gifted pastoralContinue reading “On Leading with the Sermon”

Since we couldn’t be with the grandchildren for Christmas I recorded this story from North Carolina author, O. Henry.  Though written a century ago, O. Henry’s Gift of the Magi continues to be a Christmas favorite.  Merry Christmas!

The Christian Century has published a review by Johanna Hartelius of my new book Preachers Dare with whom I also recently spoke when she interviewed me with Crackers & Grape Juice about the book. She writes: The most profound insights in the book appear where Willimon traces his title’s assertion that “preachers dare” to theContinue reading “Preachers Dare Review”

Mark Connolly had me back on his More Christ podcast to talk about my book The Gospel for the Person Who Has Everything which has recently been republished by Paraclete Press with a new foreword by Lillian Daniel. We talked about what Jesus has to say to well-off folks without needs they’re aware of: heContinue reading “More More Christ”