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Verses 3–5 of Psalm 32 articulate the simple story of forgiveness. The key is found in the move from concealing sin to confessing sin, and divine forgiveness comes to the fore. These verses reflect the (...)

Daniel 7 is a watershed in the book that begins with six uplifting stories in the first six chapters. The last six present a series of fantastic dream and vision reports. The shift is dramatic (...)

This is the tenth psalm lection on which I’ve commented for this website that contains only part of the canonical psalm in question. There will always be people in the pews wondering why we’re leaving (...)

Dear Working Preachers, What’s your hook this week? Will it be a clickbait styled one liner: Seduced by success. Blinded by might. When Christians get it wrong. Or a more subtle entry that sets up (...)

This reading from 2 Timothy comes to us in a bit of a strange way.1 Strange, because it skips over the beginning of the chapter, and seems to stop rather short of its ending. This (...)

In Luke 14:25–33, Jesus’ teaching takes a sobering turn as he underlines the demands of discipleship. Preparing to engage this from the pulpit, preachers may wish first to render vividly the crowds’ joyous amazement at (...)

My teacher James Arne Nestingen once said, “Every preacher should preach through the Ten Commandments once every three years.” Ideally, a sermon series on the Decalogue would run twelve weeks—one week to proclaim the theological (...)

The fourth week is devoted solely to the coveting commandment(s). The decision to have a single Sunday just for the coveting commandment(s) may seem odd. The reason for this choice is to emphasize that so (...)

Though we celebrate Pentecost every year as a central event and season, the richness and complexity of Luke’s account in Acts 2 provides a wealth of potential connections to explore between the story and the (...)

Through Christ, we have been set free to serve one another in love. Though Paul’s metaphorical use of slavery is jarring, there is truth behind the metaphor. The cross teaches us what love looks like, (...)