1/1/2019 8:39 PM
Karoline Lewis
“When King Herod heard this, he was frightened, and all Jerusalem with him.” Ah yes, Herod. Be afraid. Be very afraid.
When persons in power …
12/23/2018 3:21 PM
Karoline Lewis
Never underestimate the ponderings of a mother. On this first Sunday of Christmas, once again we find Mary pausing to wonder what all of this means. Here, …
12/17/2018 10:18 AM
Karoline Lewis
If we are looking for models of ministry in our modern times, Mary and Elizabeth should come to mind. On this Fourth Sunday of Advent, with Christmas only …
12/10/2018 9:53 AM
Karoline Lewis
An Advent message that calls out privilege and abuse of power will likely not be popular proclamation. Especially in the season that celebrates consumerism, …
12/4/2018 10:15 AM
Karoline Lewis
Tiberius, Pontius Pilate, Herod, Philip, Lysanias, Annas, and Caiaphas.
These are some rather pontifical names in the midst of a story that started out …
11/25/2018 12:44 PM
Karoline Lewis
“Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.”
Well, Jesus. Those are words I am holding onto dearly these days. For dear …
11/20/2018 12:14 PM
Karoline Lewis
Dear Working Preachers, many of you also listen to Working Preacher’s weekly podcast, Sermon Brainwave. As a result, you know that I am an adder. …
11/11/2018 11:12 AM
Karoline Lewis
The idolatry of grandeur is a perennial problem for us. We might even say it is a constant crisis of the human condition. We can’t seem to bypass …
11/4/2018 9:30 PM
Karoline Lewis
Before you hold up the widow in Mark 12:41-44 as the ultimate example of generosity during this stewardship season. Before you suggest that her donation …
10/29/2018 10:25 AM
Karoline Lewis
Dear Working Preachers, again this week I am going to straddle two Sundays, All Saints Sunday and the 24th Sunday after Pentecost. Because the brief passage …
10/22/2018 8:44 AM
Karoline Lewis
“Take courage, get up, he is calling you.”
Whether you are preaching this Sunday on Bartimaeus or with a Reformation celebration in mind, this …
10/14/2018 12:57 PM
Karoline Lewis
“Be careful what you wish for.” We are all too familiar with this phrase and have a pretty good idea of what it means -- you may very well get …
10/8/2018 9:50 AM
Karoline Lewis
“You lack one thing.” There is great irony in Jesus’ statement, isn’t there? We can likely assume that given his wealth, his many …
10/1/2018 10:48 AM
Karoline Lewis
There are certain texts that once read out loud in worship, in the midst of a faith community, demand then to be preached. The lection from Mark this week …
9/25/2018 10:25 AM
Karoline Lewis
If it sounds like Jesus is coming down hard on the disciples, well, it should.
We have a tendency not to like this Jesus, this Jesus who seems to mean …