Month: January 2009

Videos
Preaching Moment 044: Walter Wangerin, Jr.

on the “Word of God” and the Bible Would you [...]

Theology and Interpretation
Jesus’ Location at the Periphery: The Woman with the Flow of Blood and Jairus’s Daughter

The passage dealing with the [...]

Columnist
Nerves

Preaching rarely makes me nervous. At times, I can feel a little uncomfortable if I’m not as [...]

Videos
Preaching Moment 043: Barbara Lundblad

on the surprise of an unforgettable sermon Would you like [...]

Theology and Interpretation
Confusing Power and Authority: A Case Against Idolatrous Nationalism

When faced with a demand [...]

Columnist
The Angel Said, “Hakuna Matata”

That was the title of one of my Advent sermons. [...]

Culture
The Loyal Opposition

In the United States, we are looking toward a new day in Washington, and (we hope) throughout [...]

Culture
Preaching in Times of Economic Crisis

The current economic recession, greater by far than any since [...]

Videos
Preaching Moment 042: Anna Carter Florence

Anna Carter Florence discusses memorization, theater, plumbing, and living in [...]

Columnist
The Year of Mark or When the Small Birds Seem Elsewhere

Without small birds, the world [...]