Preaching can be a risky business. There are ample opportunities for those of us who preach to make a huge mess. Preaching is the art of talking to and about God in public. Imperfect people talking to ...

Before I explain what I mean by expository preaching, let me mention three other popular models of preaching. First, there is what some call the simple Gospel. Perhaps you've heard a Christian friend ...

ALAMEDA – When the Rev. Roger Bauer arrives to preach on a Sunday, worshipers at Immanuel Lutheran Church might hear him before they see him. Or rather they might hear his blue 2005 Harley-Davidson ...

Sept. 11, 2001, drove preachers of the Good News to tackle the classic questions of theodicy: If God exists, why is there evil? Why does God allow the barbarous destruction of innocent people? How can ...

The two miracles in this Gospel passage are so tightly woven together, we might think of them as a single miracle that leaps from the woman to the little girl through Jesus. Mark’s Gospel, thought to ...

The beautiful story of Emmaus continues in today’s Gospel. The two disciples whose eyes were opened at the breaking of bread rush back to Jerusalem to tell the other disciples what happened to them.

The poem by Edgar Guest, “Sermons We See,” explores how people live their lives and how everyday actions serve as sermons of our true nature and beliefs. The poem is a lesson in the power of our mind, ...

The reminiscences of Walter Burghardt, S.J., of his 75 years as a Jesuit and the delight this renowned preacher has experienced in nourishing the heads and hearts of those hungry for God’s word ...

A movement spreading across the country since the 2016 election evokes a church. Its teachings? Civic engagement. By Courtney E. Martin Ms. Martin is the author, most recently, of “The New Better Off: ...

Preaching is generally associated with pulpits. A formal stand for your notes, and a platform from which you generally have a bit of a view, not to mention an advantage, over your audience. My family ...

When the Rev. Roger Bauer arrives to preach on a Sunday, worshipers at Immanuel Lutheran Church might hear him before they see him. Or rather they might hear his blue 2005 Harley-Davidson Road King, ...