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Join Profs. Rolf Jacobson, Mary Shore, and Craig Koester for “I Love to Tell the Story,” a weekly conversation on the narrative lectionary. This week’s readings are: Luke 2:8-20 or Matthew 2:1-12 and Psalm 123:1-2 (...)

“What to give someone who has everything?” It’s the annual pre-Christmas dilemma. And the annual post-Christmas dilemma corresponds to it: “Where can I put this thoughtful present?” These two questions sum up the annual disconnect (...)

Join Profs. Rolf Jacobson, David Lose, Karoline Lewis, and Matt Skinner for a conversation around preaching the lectionary texts for Pentecost 25: John 18:33-37; Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14; Psalm 93 (2); Revelation 1:4b-8; and 2 Samuel (...)

Join Profs. Rolf Jacobson, Karoline Lewis, David Lose, and Matt Skinner for a conversation around preaching the lectionary texts for Pentecost 23: Mark 12:28-34; Deuteronomy 6:1-9; Ruth 1:1-18; Psalm 119:1-8; and Hebrews 9:11-14.

Join Profs. Rolf Jacobson, Karoline Lewis, David Lose, and Matt Skinner for a conversation around preaching the lectionary texts for Pentecost 22: Mark 10:46-52; Jeremiah 31:7-9; Job 42:1-6, 10-17; Psalm 126; and Hebrews 7:23-28.

Though shopping mall merchants might prefer an orgy of consumerism from Halloween to Christmas, we need November’s quiet pause for gratitude for all God gives so freely, especially through the natural systems of the living (...)

Join Profs. Rolf Jacobson, Karoline Lewis, David Lose, and Matt Skinner for a conversation around preaching the lectionary texts for Pentecost 20: Mark 10:17-31; Amos 5:6-7, 10-15; Job 23:1-9, 16-17; Psalm 90:12-17; Hebrews 4:12-16

Do we see ourselves as part of the magnificent community created by God to live in harmony, or do we, like Esau, trade our birthright for a momentary mess of stew? We need not make (...)

Join Profs. Rolf Jacobson, Karoline Lewis, David Lose, and Matt Skinner for a conversation around preaching the lectionary texts for Pentecost 15: Mark 7:24-37; Isaiah 35:4-7a; Proverbs 22:1-2, 8-9, 22-23; Psalm 146; and James 2:1-10 (...)

Seemed like such an innocent question: Describe the last 5 sermons you have heard.  After a lively discussion with students, I realized that this question was more significant than I had anticipated.  What do people (...)