Frederick Buechner Sermon Illustration - David and Goliath (1 Samuel 17:(1a, 4-11, 19-23), 32-49)
In our blog post every Monday we select a reading from the Revised Common Lectionary for the upcoming Sunday, and pair it with a Frederick Buechner reading on the same topic. Next Sunday we will celebrate The Fourth Sunday After Pentecost. Here is this week’s reading from the book of 1 Samuel...
Greg Cootsona: Talking with Mako Fujimura about Art, Science, Beauty, and Justice - Science for the Church
I met world renowned painter Mako Fujimura sometime in the late 1990s when I was a pastor at Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church in New York City. That’s when I began to realize he is a gifted and unique artist and a profoundly thoughtful Christian theologian. Here are highlights from our hour-long conversation.
Frederick Buechner Sermon Illustration: The Longing for Home (2 Corinthians 5:6-8)
In our blog post every Monday we select a reading from the Revised Common Lectionary for the upcoming Sunday, and pair it with a Frederick Buechner reading on the same topic. Next Sunday we will celebrate The Third Sunday After Pentecost. Here is this week’s reading from 2 Corinthians 5:6-8
Updated! Day1 event celebrates the life of C.T. Vivian on June 10
The Alliance for Christian Media, producers of the Day1 radio and podcast program, will host a virtual event with noted panelists focusing on Dr. C. T. Vivian’s memoir "It's in the Action: Memoirs of a Non-Violent Warrior," released in March. The Zoom webinar will be Thursday, June 10, at 7:00 p.m. EDT. CNN's Don Lemon will moderate.
Walter Brueggemann: The Bible and the 1%
King Josiah’s bold alternative action opened more historical possibility to his realm and especially to those who had been left out and left behind.
Drew Rick-Miller: Making Progress Post-Pandemic - Science for the Church
“Trouble is opportunity.” I don’t think Sir John Marks Templeton was the first to coin that phrase, but I heard it a lot during my decade working for his foundation. It was one of his investment mantras. When the market was down, he would find the next big winner. Trouble did not interrupt progress, but was a catalyst for it.
Mitch Carnell: Simple Rules for Better Communication
As we begin to gather again and assemble in larger groups, “Say Something Nice Sunday” comes in time to remind us of some simple rules of engagement. We will be so happy to see each other again. The fifth-tenth annual event takes place on June 6th.
Frederick Buechner Sermon Illustration - Samuel (1 Samuel 8:4-20, 11:14-15)
In our blog post every Monday we select a reading from the Revised Common Lectionary for the upcoming Sunday, and pair it with a Frederick Buechner reading on the same topic. Next Sunday we will celebrate The Third Sunday After Pentecost. Here is this week’s reading from 1 Samuel 8:4-20, 11:14-15...
Walter Brueggemann: Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Neighborly Covenant
Here I will consider only three McCarthys, to the disregard of many others. There is in scripture, as far as I know, no direct response to these various McCarthys. I did however think of these texts that seem pertinent in Isaiah and Jeremiah.
Frederick Buechner Sermon Illustration: Nicodemus (John 3:1-17)
In our blog post every Monday we select a reading from the Revised Common Lectionary for the upcoming Sunday, and pair it with a Frederick Buechner reading on the same topic. This Sunday we will celebrate Trinity Sunday. Here is this week’s reading from John 3:1-17...
Bishop Elizabeth Eaton: Music Is Personal and Universal
Like God’s love, music is at the same time deeply personal, sounding deep within an individual’s soul, and universal, ringing out to an entire community.
Susan Sparks: Not Today Satan!
Some days, you just feel it. It’s like a disruption in the force, a heaviness, a weight. It can take many different forms—negative voices in our heads, anger, resentment, dread, fear, anxiety, or hopelessness. And let’s be clear, this intruder has a face.
Greg Cootsona: The Benefits of a Messy Christianity - Science for the Church
We can bring the questions and insights of science to church and admit that sometimes, yes, the interaction is messy. But the payoff is great.
Eric Barreto: Where Do We Go From Here?
The CDC’s announcement that vaccinated people no longer have to wear masks, whether indoors or outdoors, stirred all kinds of reactions. Victory for some. A sense that at long last, this long nightmare was starting to draw to a close in a significant — if still incomplete — way. For others, the news was not all that welcome.
Frederick Buechner Sermon Illustration - Fire (Acts 2:1-21)
In our blog post every Monday we select a reading from the Revised Common Lectionary for the upcoming Sunday, and pair it with a Frederick Buechner reading on the same topic. Next Sunday we will celebrate the Day of Pentecost. Here is this week's reading from Acts 2:1-21....
Nathan Kirkpatrick: Giving voice to our vocational questions
The demands of professional life can estrange us from our sense of calling. Authentic conversations between new and long-tenured professionals can help...
Walter Brueggemann: O Land, Land, Land (Jeremiah 22:29)
The land, when it is honored and respected, weeps. It weeps long sadness because it knows such durable abuse....
Drew Rick-Miller: When Loss Is a Gain - Science for the Church
New research suggests a cognitive bias may account for why subtraction can be difficult for us, even well outside the domain of mathematics. We are really good at adding things, but often miss the benefits of removing them. In this there appears to be some convergence between science and Scripture.
News from Day1: 13 Noted Church Leaders Join Day 1 Advisory Council
“Day 1,” the nationally broadcast ecumenical radio program also accessible online at Day1.org and by podcast, has expanded its Advisory Council with 13 noted pastors, professors, and church leaders.
Frederick Buechner Sermon Illustration - Law (Psalm 1)
In our blog post every Monday we select a reading from the Revised Common Lectionary for the upcoming Sunday, and pair it with a Frederick Buechner reading on the same topic. Next Sunday we will celebrate the Seventh Sunday of Easter. Here is this week’s reading Psalm 1...