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 …
5/18/2018 5:41 PM
Karoline Lewis
Confession time -- I am not a systematic theologian. So when it comes to saying something about the Trinity, the theological hairs on the back of my head …
5/15/2018 12:00 AM
Joseph Yoo
Then turning toward the woman, he said to Simon, “Do you see this woman?” - Luke 7:44a
I am a Korean-American and have served in predominately …
5/14/2018 5:06 PM
Karoline Lewis
Pentecost Sunday. A rather troubling misnomer, after all. Because even though we know in theory that the Spirit was never meant to be contained to one Sunday …
5/9/2018 7:16 AM
Rachel Wrenn
Graduate Recognition Sunday.
Just the mention is enough to give you THE SHIVERS,[1] isn’t it?
Not for every church, and not for every grad. It’s …
5/6/2018 9:14 PM
Karoline Lewis
Back in February, I was the presenter at a woman’s retreat, my fourth year in a row with a group of women from this particular church. The retreat …
5/3/2018 12:00 AM
Bradley E. Schmeling
Maybe we should pay for the high school trumpet player’s music lessons so we can keep the trumpet sounding for the great fifty days of Easter. I learned …