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 ...
The Rev. Bryan Massingale gives a sermon on Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022, at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in the Harlem neighborhood of New York. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski) ”We will never solve the ...
In a world beset by war, genocide, systemic discrimination, and climate catastrophe, we need good news. Donyelle McCray, who teaches homiletics at Yale Divinity School, offers the opportunity to hear ...
WITHOUT A DOUBT, it’s clear to all of us that for at least the last two or three years, the world of the church changed radically when COVID hit us all. As church goers and leadership learned of new ...
Today’s Gospel is often seen as a critique of those who talk the talk but do not walk the walk. It is part of Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount, but if we read it carefully, we realize that it is addressed ...
Jesus’ farewell discourses with his disciples describe the mutual covenant that will enable them to continue their relationship with him after he departs. It is even necessary for him to depart ...
Debate is growing over whether religious preaching should be allowed on commuter trains, following public discussion around ...
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: ...
John Wesley had a portable pulpit. The immediate need was practical: he was short, and his pulpit elevated him so that he could be seen and heard. Perhaps more importantly, the portable pulpit turned ...
Preaching the Word of God is a true calling and should be undertaken with total effort and the utmost seriousness.Some people preach for selfish reasons or personal gain. But Gospel preaching is only ...
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. When we use the words “faith at work,” some people get so hot under the collar and very defensive. I can understand why. For years many ...
Recent books on culturally distinct preaching challenge misconceptions and equip diverse pastors to better address a multiethnic world. In the mid-1980s, as a new believer fresh out of college, I ...