Ninth Sunday after Pentecost
Conspiring with the Holy Thief Luke 12:32-40 Ninth Sunday after Pentecost Analysis by Lori A. Cornell 32“Do not be afraid, little flock, for it is your Father’s... Read more.
The Neighborhood of Jesus (A Homily on Luke 10:25-37)
Co-missioners, Our food for thought this week is a gift from the Rev. Dr. Steven Kuhl—a homily on the parable of the Good Samaritan from the 5th Sunday after Pentecost.... Read more.
Eighth Sunday after Pentecost
Seeing God in Christ and Our Neighbor Colossians 3:1-11 Eighth Sunday after Pentecost Analysis by Brad Haugen 1So if you have been raised with Christ, seek the things... Read more.
How Bach Set the Gospel to Music (A Book Review)
Co-missioners, This week we bring you a review of James Runcie’s 2022 novel The Great Passion, which depicts Bach’s composition of his St. Matthew Passion against... Read more.
Seventh Sunday after Pentecost
Lord, Teach Us to Pray Luke 11:1-13 Seventh Sunday after Pentecost Analysis by Steven E. Albertin 1 was praying in a certain place, and after he had finished, one... Read more.
Jesus Pressing His Luck (A Layperson’s Sermon on John 17)
Co-missioners, In the run-up to this year’s Seventh Sunday of Easter, our editor, Jerry Burce, was dreading the prospect of having to preach again on the high... Read more.
Sixth Sunday after Pentecost
Your Credentials, Please Colossians 1:15-28 Sixth Sunday after Pentecost Analysis by Cathy Lessmann 15He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all... Read more.
Raising Christian Children in a Secular World
Co-missioners, Carol Braun writes this week about an issue that surely weighs on countless Christians parents in 2022. Her candor will refresh you. So will her gritty... Read more.
Fifth Sunday after Pentecost
The New Neighborhood Luke 10:25-37 Fifth Sunday after Pentecost Analysis by Matthew Metevelis 25 Just then a lawyer stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he said,... Read more.
A Time for American Repentance (Part 2)
Co-missioners, In this second half of David Krause’s essay on America’s original sin of racial genocide, he breaks down the aspects of our national culture that... Read more.
