Preaching
Sermons, homilies, meditations, and reflections on the art of preaching.
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In the parable of Lazarus and the rich man, we are invited to spend some time in the mind of the guy condemned for eternity.
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Figuring out how to deal with Palm and Passion Sunday is tricky. And Christian tradition hasn’t made any of it any easier, or better.
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The ethical question Judas offers is so tempting. But what would it be if we didn’t think of it as an honest question? Because we shouldn’t.
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The challenge Jesus offers us is to look past our assumptions about sin and tragedy and instead toward what we do to each other.
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When Pharisees come to warn Jesus of the king’s plans, we are forced to confront our own sense of what this means and how to feel about it.
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In dealing with temptations of power, we are prone to understate what part control has in our lives, the desire to do what we want.