Search Results

Series Overview This sermon series explores the two biblical books named for women: Ruth and Esther. Though very different in setting and tone, the two books have this in common: Each highlights the courage of (...)

Mother’s Day can present a conundrum to preachers, pastors, and ministry leaders. It is not a holiday of the church year, per se, but many congregations have traditions surrounding it. Yet might it be an (...)

Thomas didn’t want proof. He wanted what everyone else got. Karoline Lewis reframes the “doubting Thomas” story in John 20:19–31, pointing preachers to the real promise at the heart of the text: Jesus shows up (...)

What if Maundy Thursday isn’t just somber — but also joyful? In this episode, Cody Sanders, Karoline Lewis, and Matt Skinner explore the rich intimacy of John 13 and its foot washing scene, unpacking why (...)

What if preaching itself is an act of unbinding? Karoline Lewis reflects on John 11:1–45, the raising of Lazarus, and lands on Jesus’s command: “Unbind him and let him go.“ For her, that’s not just a resurrection (...)

When the man born blind loses his community for testifying to what Jesus did, Jesus returns to him. That’s the word Cody Sanders wants you to carry into the pulpit this Sunday. In this week’s Preacher (...)

Genesis 1 narrates God’s magisterial creation of our universe in a grand liturgical style, even as it leaves readers with many interpretive possibilities. Awe and wonder I encourage preachers to approach this overly familiar account (...)

In 1 Corinthians Paul deals with a wide range of issues in the life of the church, where he discerns a significant gap between behavior consistent with the truth of the gospel and what is (...)

While Psalm 68 is fraught with interpretive difficulties—several one-of-a-kind words, obscure allusions, unknown geographical locations, and a less-than-clear structure—its general character and movement are clear enough.1 As Konrad Schaefer helpfully suggests, Psalm 68 “is a (...)

Since ancient times Psalm 47 has been used for worship.1 It is plain to see why Christians have used it on Ascension Day. “God has gone up with a shout” (verse 5) brings to mind (...)