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Sam Bardwell This article is the first in a four-part series for those who read Scripture in worship (or those who help prepare lectors). Watch the accompanying videos. This article will offer tips for equipping lay readers to boldly proclaim Scripture in worship, especially focusing on energizing their language. I will present a Scriptural depiction … Continue reading “Proclamation in Advent: Words that Do Not Fall to the Ground”

Karoline Lewis “All flesh shall see the salvation of God.” Well, that depends. The criteria we set in place for a claim like this makes for a rather large list. And the list has grown significantly in the past weeks and months. If we ever need a reminder of the promise of the incarnation, now … Continue reading “The Being of Salvation”

Sam Bardwell This article is the second in a four-part series for those who read Scripture in worship (or those who help prepare lectors). Watch the accompanying videos. I believe that as lectors we are called to embody the great commandment in our proclamation: “Love the Lord your God with all our heart and with … Continue reading “Proclamation in Advent: Reading the Epistle with Heart”

Karoline Lewis “The people were filled with expectation” (Luke 3:15). What are your expectations? Do you expect to be safe? Do you expect more than a week might go by before another mass shooting is reported? Do I expect that by the time this is posted I will hear about more shootings, more terrorist attacks, … Continue reading “Advent Expectations”

Sam Bardwell This article is the third in a four-part series for those who read Scripture in worship (or those who help prepare lectors). Watch the accompanying videos. Not only are we to proclaim the Word with all of our heart, it is also with all of our strength (me’od),1 our “muchness” or “abundance,”2 that … Continue reading “Proclamation in Advent: Reading Isaiah with Strength”

Karoline Lewis Listen closely. Anything sound familiar in Mary’s Magnificat? Notice anything similar between Mary’s song and Jesus’ inaugural sermon in Nazareth (Luke 4:18-19)? Like, everything? Maybe it’s true that you can learn something from your mother. Jesus’ understanding of his purpose for his ministry restates his mother’s understanding of God’s working in her life. … Continue reading “A Merciful Advent”

Sam Bardwell This article is the final in a four-part series for those who read Scripture in worship (or those who help prepare lectors). Watch the accompanying videos. Full-throated proclamation To proclaim love for the Lord with an embodied heart is a way of connecting the chest with the head, compassion with creativity, the physical … Continue reading “Proclamation in Advent: Full-throated and Soulful”

Karoline Lewis Dear Working Preachers, Why preach on Christmas? Why indeed? I mean, you’ve got the carols and the candles; the special music and the story itself; the festive attire and the good cheer. What could a sermon add to the merry? So, the point of this column is less about what to preach on … Continue reading “The Need for Christmas Preaching”

Karoline Lewis Well, that was quick! Zero to twelve in two days. For those persons in the pews, the first Sunday after Christmas may seem out of place, strange. Wait a minute. Jesus was just born two days ago — and now he’s twelve? And while preachers know that this is the only story recorded … Continue reading “Divine and Human Favor”

Patricia Tull Recent events in Paris stand out as a microcosm of the struggles human face: in the same month, horrific, unexpected, disruptive intercultural violence, and two weeks later an international conference characterized by careful planning, keen deliberation, and unprecedented cooperation among 196 nations, confronting together a shared threat to our existence that is far … Continue reading “Light Shines in Darkness, and on Rooftops”