On the first day of our introductory preaching course, my colleague presents a continuum. At one end is the view that the preacher has sole responsibility to make the gospel heard, to get Jesus to ...

"Life is messy. And Jesus is real. Life will always be messy. And Jesus will always be real. Let's simply respond to Jesus in the midst of the mess." You can't spend more than a few moments at ...

Disengagement from politics is not an option. But I’m convinced that the problem for some hearers is more about method ...

To preach and teach in the name of Jesus is one of the greatest privileges in the world. What makes it particularly dangerous, however, is how easy it is to preach for Jesus without Jesus. We may know ...

CARY, N.C. (JTA) – The Shabbat morning service at Congregation Sha’arei Shalom in this suburb of Raleigh has a familiar feel to anyone who grew up in a mainstream American synagogue. Sixty adults and ...

The Shabbat morning service at Congregation Sha’arei Shalom in this suburb of Raleigh has a familiar feel to anyone who grew up in a mainstream American synagogue. Sixty adults and a handful of ...

“I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ, and him crucified” (I Cor 2:2). 1 Cor 2:1-5; Luke 4:16-30 Before St. Paul came to the city of Corinth, he had just experienced one ...

The encounter between Jesus and Nathaniel is one example of how the evangelists layered in the identity of Jesus with scriptural texts that went all the way back to the patriarchs Abraham, Isaac and ...

Bishop Christopher J. Coyne of Burlington, Vt., addresses Catholic media in St. Louis June 2. (CNS photo/Lisa Johnston, St. Louis Review) I recently received a phone call from the Diocesan Director of ...