C30: The Second Sunday after Pentecost, Year C (2019)
“We’ve all had experiences where something disrupts the norm and somebody does something that is inappropriate,” says Brian McLaren, a famous speaker, activist, and bestselling author. This naked man running around in a graveyard in...
B16: The Fourth Sunday in Lent, Year B (2018)
William H. Willimon, United Methodist Bishop and Professor of the Practice of Ministry at Duke Divinity School, preaches a sermon called “Can I Get a Simple Answer?” from John 3:14-21. He says, “Poisonous serpents, a...
You need a good Lutheran to preach on the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation, and Rolf Jacobson is a good Lutheran. He’s Professor of Old Testament and the Alvin N. Rogness Chair of Scripture,...
C30: The Fifth Sunday after Pentecost, Year C (2016)
“In today’s long reading from Luke 8:26-56, Jesus crosses three different boundaries to save three very different people from three very different crises. In each case, he restored that saved person to his/her community,” begins...
B48: The Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost, Year B (2015)
The Rev. Dr. Amy Butler, Pastor, Author, and Founder of Invested Faith, finishes her sermon series on Job. Preaching from the “happy ending” of the story, Job 42:1-6, 10-17, Butler asks, “What if the original book...