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Karoline Lewis Those of you who listen regularly to Sermon Brainwave, our weekly podcast text study that I co-host with my colleagues at Luther Seminary, Rolf Jacobson and Matt Skinner — and if you don’t, why not? You should. We are the Car Talk of the preaching world! — know that in January of 2013 … Continue reading “When We Can’t Walk on Water”

Anne Stewart Editor’s Note: Each week in August WorkingPreacher.org will publish commentaries that correspond with the readings for Season of Creation 2014: Series A (The Spirit Series). A full listing of worship resources (including liturgies to accompany the readings) can be found online at http://seasonofcreation.com/worship-resources/readings/ While they contain different themes, the texts for Land Sunday all highlight the … Continue reading “Land Sunday: Preaching Season of Creation Week 2”

Karoline Lewis Dear Working Preachers, Little faith or great faith? How do we tell the difference? What are the criteria? Who gets to decide? I ask these questions this week because it seems hardly accidental that the Canaanite woman’s “great faith” (15:28) follows Peter’s apparent “little faith” (14:31). Of course, everybody wants more faith, right? … Continue reading ““Getting” Great Faith”

Nathan Aaseng I’ve always been fascinated by words. Words shape ideas, so much that a seemingly innocuous phrasing choice can seriously, and sometimes permanently, alter our way of looking at the world. Because this effect can be so dramatic, I constantly find myself evaluating even words in common usage. Sometimes this causes me undue anxiety … Continue reading “Pulpit Inventory”

Stanley Saunders Editor’s Note: Each week in August WorkingPreacher.org will publish commentaries that correspond with the readings for Season of Creation 2014: Series A (The Spirit Series). A full listing of worship resources (including liturgies to accompany the readings) can be found online at http://seasonofcreation.com/worship-resources/readings/. The wilderness — unknown, undeveloped, chaotic, threatening, often wondrous … and disappearing. Over the last two centuries, humanity has … Continue reading “Wilderness Sunday: Preaching Season of Creation Week 3”

Karoline Lewis Dear Working Preachers, “Who do you say that the Son of Man is?” If this question doesn’t strike the fear of God in you, well, I am not sure what will. This is the question for the week. On so many levels. What will you stand up for? What’s important? When do you … Continue reading “A “Come to Jesus” Moment”

Patricia Tull During September, leading up to the Feast Day of St. Francis, a growing number of congregations adopt the alternate lectionary Season of Creation. This month, Working Preacher is hosting essays treating Year 1, the Spirit Series of these readings, featuring creation texts from Genesis and Psalms as well as Matthew and other New … Continue reading “God is Great, God is Good”

Karoline Lewis Dear Working Preachers, I have to be honest. I have never cared much for this passage, particularly 16:24, “take up your cross and follow me.” I always get hung up on the “take up your cross” part, because most of the time I really do not know what that means. Or maybe it’s … Continue reading “A “Cross and Follow” Kind of Life”

Karoline Lewis Dear Working Preachers, I am actually preaching this week. How about that? On this week’s text from Matthew this coming Friday in the Luther Seminary chapel. You are probably thinking, “Yeah, so what? So am I, Karoline, just on Sunday instead of Friday, and by the way, I preach every week.” I am … Continue reading “Community and Connections”

Karoline Lewis Dear Working Preachers, Forgiveness. It truly has to be one of the most difficult of human acts, not only to give but also to receive. For Jesus to tell this parable means there’s a lot at stake here. Why is forgiveness so important? For us? For God? And of course, the other challenge … Continue reading “A Generous Forgiveness”