For eighteen years I preached through the Bible. I began at the first verse in Genesis and continued through the last verse in the Revelation. Where I left off in the morning, I picked up in the ...

What we really believe about scripture and preaching determines how we preach. To do the tough work of being biblical preachers, men and women in ministry must be committed to certain truths. 1. The ...

The submission by Marilyn Marshall on Jan. 4 was one of the most amusing letters I’ve read in a while. She complains that Greg Clark has written to The Tribune numerous times and she doesn’t like what ...

In a recent essay, Marilynne Robinson attributes the struggles of mainline Protestantism to preaching. She claims that the sermon, as the center of worship in the contemporary mainline church, is ...

Archbishop John C. Wester of Santa Fe, N.M., gives the homily as bishops from Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming concelebrate Mass in the crypt of St. Peter’s Basilica while making their ...

We talk, we read, we write, we listen. We surround ourselves with print on paper and walls and screens. We surround ourselves with sounds-making-words that convey meaning and images. Except for the ...

A fascinating study of story, homiletics, humor, faith and the art of preaching. Take an unprecedented look at a pastor moving from scripture to sermon. Through interviews with family and colleagues, ...

“How do we really enter into a season like Advent when the world around us is already celebrating Christmas?” This is the question host Ricardo da Silva, S.J., sets before his guests, Scripture ...

Protestant churches have always prided themselves on their preaching and music, especially non-Eucharistic churches that rely on the Bible alone to shape their Sunday services. At the other end of the ...