Frederick Buechner Weekly Sermon Illustration: Turn the Other Cheek (Luke 6:27-29)
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 after the Epiphany. Here is this week's reading from the gospel of Luke...
Church Anew: You Who Casts Our Fear & Other Writings from Walter Brueggemann
Today we share two pieces from the writings of Walter Brueggemann: You Who Casts Out Fear and Meditations on Social Location. We invite you to join in Dr. Brueggemann’s prayer and to understand his history.
Eric Barreto: Not Later. Today.
I want us to dwell on one word in Luke 4, one word that makes all the difference in how we read this text, how we come to understand the shape of God’s salvation, how we come to embody a ministry faithful to the good news of Jesus. That word is today. Today.
Drew Rick-Miller: The Standard Model (of Science for the Church)
This is what Science for the Church is about. Bringing science to church will continue to be awkward or worse until the church learns how to do it and do it well.
Frederick Buechner Sermon Illustration: Tree (Jeremiah 17:5-8)
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 the Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany. Here is this week's reading from the book of Jeremiah...
Susan Sparks: We are Children of a God with a Sense of Humor
Recently, I came across this short piece I wrote in seminary. Although created many years ago, it still captures the essence of why I do what I do. Enjoy!
Greg Cootsona: Devotional: Beauty Is God-Deep
I’m currently teaching a Bible study called “On a Crash Course with the Old Testament.” It began at Genesis 1 and thus with faith and science. What was immediately intuitive to my students?
Walter Brueggemann: Strike! Best Pitches of Christian Life
What if we think about these three “best pitches” of the Christian life, with a network helping us to improve our skills at these aspects of our “proper work”?
Frederick Buechner Weekly Sermon Illustration: Vocation
Here is a helpful comment by Dr. Frederick Buechner on the subject of vocation, from his book "Wishful Thinking."
Jenny Sung: The Church on Noah’s Ark - What will you bring?
What if we are currently in a Noah’s ark situation within the Church? We can hear the waves rising, and screams of Church leaders telling us not to panic. However, every part of us knows something is about to give.
Greg Cootsona: Activated: A Conversation with Technologist Matt York
Pretty much every day, I rack my brain to find examples for how churches can connect with science and technology to enhance their ministries. On one such day, I thought of my friend Matt York, Executive Director of illuminAid...
Frederick Buechner Weekly Sermon Illustration: Agape (1 Corinthians 13:1-13)
In our blog post each Monday we select a reading from the Revised Common Lectionary and pair it with a Frederick Buechner reading on the same topic. Next Sunday, we will celebrate the Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany. Here is this week’s reading from 1 Corinthians...
Bishop Elizabeth Eaton: What Masks Do We All Wear?
What masks do we all wear? Some are appropriate—we don’t have to emote all over everyone all the time. It’s good to have boundaries—some are needed for safety. But none of these is who we truly are, and all of these take energy.
Drew Rick-Miller: The Standard Model (of Particle Physics)
As we prepare to reveal the Standard Model of Science for the Church—how the church can benefit from engaging science—let us first consider its namesake from particle physics...
Susan Sparks: The Ten Commandments of Joy
We've been buried under bad news, bad infection rates, and bad weather. I thought we all needed a reminded that joy can be found in all circumstances. You simply have to follow... The Ten Commandments of Joy!
Frederick Buechner's Weekly Sermon Illustration: Body of Christ (1 Corinthians 12:12-31a)
In our blog post each Monday we select a reading from the Revised Common Lectionary and pair it with a Frederick Buechner reading on the same topic. Next Sunday we will celebrate the Third Sunday after the Epiphany. Here is this week’s reading from 1 Corinthians...
Frederick Buechner Weekly Sermon Illustration: The Wedding at Cana (John 2:1-11)
In our blog post each Monday we select a reading from the Revised Common Lectionary and pair it with a Frederick Buechner reading on the same topic. Next Sunday we will celebrate the Second Sunday after the Epiphany. Here is this week’s reading from the gospel of John...
Laura Jean Truman: Epiphany: When God Speaks Our Language
Epiphany, the story of the Magi, is about a God who sings us all home, in the language we speak, as the people we are.
Susan Sparks: What is True and What is Right
On this Epiphany Sunday and New Year’s weekend, I want to look to the Biblical story of the wise men for strength and wisdom during this difficult time....
Edgardo Rosado/Science for the Church: Following the Eastern Star of Epiphany
It was January 5, 1975, the eve of the Feast of the Epiphany. My big brother and I could hardly contain the excitement of the impending visit of the Three Magi (or Three Kings), a central Christmas tradition in the Latinx community....