6/10/2019 9:44 AM
Karoline Lewis
"I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now” (John 16:12). Maybe this is the heart of the Trinity. A heart that knows that …
6/3/2019 11:05 AM
Karoline Lewis
Happy Pentecost, Dear Working Preachers!
If you have been reading my column these past years or are a regular listener of Sermon Brainwave, you can probably …
5/30/2019 6:30 PM
Bruce Puckett
I’m in a unique ministry context. My job involves regularly inviting guests to preach for our Sunday morning worship services. We welcome guest preachers …
5/28/2019 9:27 AM
Karoline Lewis
Preaching the Gospel of John remains a challenge for many, Dear Working Preachers. A number of reasons contribute to the Fourth Gospel’s homiletical …
5/22/2019 9:30 AM
Sara Koenig
For over a decade, I’ve been researching the various ways that Bathsheba can -- and has -- been interpreted throughout the centuries. I am convinced …
5/21/2019 9:01 AM
Karoline Lewis
“Whoever does not love me does not keep my words.”
This past week was the 27th Festival of Homiletics, thus the tardy post for the column this …
5/12/2019 9:36 PM
Karoline Lewis
Love is hard. So very hard.
If you don’t think so, just look at what the Revised Common Lectionary does for this Sunday. Rather than tell the truth …
5/7/2019 9:30 AM
Rachel Wrenn
Living in Atlanta, Georgia, has challenged this Midwesterner in many ways. Pollen, for one! Even more, experiencing diverse racial interactions has been …
5/6/2019 10:52 AM
Karoline Lewis
I will never forget the first time I saw a real shepherd. I was leading my first trip to Israel/Palestine of a group of students from Luther Seminary. It …
4/30/2019 9:30 AM
Susannah DeBennedetto
When people ask what I do, I am reluctant to say I am a hospice chaplain. My reluctance is not because of the work I do, rather it is because of the reaction …
4/28/2019 5:55 PM
Karoline Lewis
Right on the heels of Thomas, we have the story of Peter, another character in the Gospel of John often misinterpreted. Perhaps not as misrepresented as …
4/23/2019 12:19 PM
Karoline Lewis
Poor Thomas. Always the Sunday after Easter. Always misunderstand. We think Thomas doubts, but he doesn’t. As if that is a bad thing. As if faith …
4/16/2019 9:30 AM
Patricia Tull
While the opportunities Scripture offers to speak directly of the beauty, power, and needs of the natural world are extremely frequent, especially in the …
4/15/2019 8:26 PM
Karoline Lewis
Happy Easter, Dear Working Preachers!
As I write this, I am wondering which resurrection narrative you are preaching on and why. Luke or John? Back in …
4/8/2019 9:12 AM
Karoline Lewis
Dear Working Preachers, I suspect that your Holy Week plans and preaching are well in place by now. The palms are ready. The supper is prepared. The passion …