Karoline Lewis

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Dear Working Preacher
But I Say to You

“You have heard it said … but I say to you” is a homiletic all its own. [...]

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Dear Working Preacher
A Holy Kingdom

Last Thursday I returned from leading a trip, the Women In Jesus’s Life, to Israel/Palestine—the Holy Land. [...]

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Dear Working Preacher
The Good Shepherd

I have a special relationship with Jesus as the good shepherd. My dad was the pastor of [...]

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Dear Working Preacher
Woes and Whoas

I am going to date myself here. Growing up, I learned a lot of grammar, and a [...]

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Dear Working Preacher
Light Shines on a Weary World

There’s a long-standing debate in Johannine scholarship about the actual moment of the incarnation in [...]

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Dear Working Preacher
An Apocalyptic Advent

I don’t know about you, but I’m feeling rather apocalyptic these days. Totally resonating with the first [...]

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Dear Working Preacher
Crises Preaching

On texts for Oct. 17, 2021 | Ordinary 29 | RCL Year B It’s easy to chastise [...]