Gospel

You know the advice concerning festival preaching as well as I do: preach the texts, [...]

How you read and preach this familiar story about Jesus and Zacchaeus hinges almost entirely [...]

Paul Tillich, commenting on the Apostle Paul’s assertion that the gospel is a stumbling block, [...]

In what way is God like an unjust judge? Even the question seems inappropriate. God [...]

Amid the various ecclesial, ethical, and liturgical reforms of the sixteenth century, Martin Luther was [...]

Sometimes discipleship amounts to simple expressions of faithfulness. Luke 17:5-10 follows Jesus’ stern warning to [...]

How far may we push a parable? Should we regard parables as helpful fictions that [...]

Commentators routinely remark that the parable of the Dishonest (Corrupt) Manager stands among the most [...]

Luke 15:1-10 launches an extended reflection on one of the most provocative aspects of Jesus’ [...]