Preaching
Sermons, homilies, meditations, and reflections on the art of preaching.
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Putting ourselves in the mind of a jerk
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6 min read
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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The most difficult Sunday to preach
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8 min read
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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Could we just not focus on the money this time?
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7 min read
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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This is not the Way of Love
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4 min read
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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Killing Prophets and Other Imperialist Ideas
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3 min read
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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We need to wrestle with the desire to control
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6 min read
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.