2 Kings 2:1-2, 6-14 and Psalm 77:1-2, 11-20; 1 Kings 19:15-16, 19-21 and Psalm 16; Galatians 5:1, 13-25; Luke 9:51-62 Butler begins her sermon by retelling the story of Elijah and his apprentice, Elisha. In...

“This tale of two prophets is shrouded in mystery and bursting with evidence of the matchless power of God,” begins The Rev. Dr. Joy J. Moore, Professor of Biblical Preaching at Luther Seminary in Saint...

“A little girl once asked her mother if the Bible story of Elijah flying to heaven on a chariot of fire was real or pretend. How would you have answered her question?” asks Brian McLaren....

No matter how we are baptized, “there are repercussions for the rest of our lives. From our baptism day forward, we are marked as Christ’s own forever. Nothing can or ever will erase that basic...

“Today we have an especially exciting, fasten your seatbelt kind of story from the Old Testament…Clearly something extremely important is going on and the writer doesn’t want any of us to nod off while he...