7/8/2018 5:24 PM
Karoline Lewis
Here’s the thing, Dear Working Preachers. We all know that Mark’s Gospel is the Reader’s Digest Condensed Version of the Jesus’ …
7/5/2018 7:54 PM
Michael B. Brown
The Apostle Paul's writing in 1 Corinthians is discomforting to the Rev. Michael Brown in part because it somehow deals with a pastor who is angry at the …
7/3/2018 12:00 AM
Matthew Ian Fleming
The first time I cried listening to the radio (though certainly not the last) I was listening to Ira Glass tell the story of a dad who made Santa so real …
7/1/2018 4:09 PM
Karoline Lewis
It’s no accident that Jesus’ rejection in his hometown synagogue immediately precedes the mission of the “twelve.” “The kingdom …
6/28/2018 2:23 PM
Michael B. Curry
Michael Curry speaks on the challenges and opportunities of preaching through the Revised Common Lectionary summer series on John 6, the Bread of Life. …
6/26/2018 12:00 AM
Lee Ann Machosky Pomrenke
As a preacher, I realize I should open with some things we all agree on, build up some rapport, and gain your trust first. Then, once I've been there for …
6/25/2018 10:35 AM
Karoline Lewis
We preachers are intercalators. Maybe at some point in time, we learned to be so from Mark. This is Mark’s specialty, of course -- inserting one story …
6/21/2018 10:52 PM
Otis Moss III
Using an imagination notebook when studying the scriptures can be an effective tool in preaching, especially because the preacher will be able to interpret …
6/19/2018 11:45 AM
Karoline Lewis
Transitions matter.
“On that day” -- on what day, exactly? Inquiring minds want to know, Mark.
Well, on the same day, as it turns out, that …
6/19/2018 12:00 AM
Patricia Tull
Several weeks of Gospel texts this summer read John 6, beginning with the story of Jesus’ feeding the multitudes with five barley loaves and two fish. …
6/12/2018 12:46 PM
Karoline Lewis
“The earth produces on its own.” Thank God, literally.
Every once in a while Jesus gives us a break -- a break from the demands of bringing …
6/12/2018 12:00 AM
Amy Wiegert
When a new friend learns I’m an only child, they often assume my life is free from complications. I am an only child who made myself and the house …
6/5/2018 12:00 AM
Nathan Aaseng
Two brief stories illustrate the difficulty of preaching about sin and forgiveness these days:
First, I had the honor of bringing communion to a wonderful, …
6/4/2018 3:35 PM
Karoline Lewis
“Out of his mind.” That seems about right when it comes to perceptions of what we believe, whom we follow, and how we live as Christians. Accusations …
5/27/2018 12:15 PM
Karoline Lewis
This past week was the 26th Festival of Homiletics in Washington, D.C., “Preaching and Politics.” An appropriate place and theme for times such …