Mark 5.22-43 And he said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace, and be healed of your disease.” Mother’s Day is a time for
What is Your One Sermon?
Dear Pastoral Students: I want to bring you a charge as we begin this season of study. My charge to you is to preach one sermon. This is what I
Advent Readings and Lightings: Pastoral Preparations for the Coming Season
I wanted to give an aid for congregations and pastors, particularly those in free church backgrounds, who want to move away from the commercialization
“In Jesus Name I Pray:” Exclusivity In Public Prayer and The Restrictive Contours of Civic Pluralism in the early Twenty-first Century
"In Jesus' Name I Pray" seeks to examine the increasingly challenging goal of faithful, authentic Christian public prayer in the antagonistic arena of
A Summer Sermon: Trusting God in Your Wilderness
It is hot all over. The other day we were in my SUV and my wife asked me if I had the "seat warmer" turned on! In the most desolate days, we need
“Be a Shepherd:” Thoughts on a Letter to a Young Pastor in the Springtime
Since getting sick (I am getting more stable now, thank you for your prayers) I get to go back through old manuscripts, old sermons, and, especially