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Patricia Tull I recently received a copy of a new ecological hymn that included the line, “We are called to have dominion over all that you have made.” This pervasive understanding comes rather directly from the NRSV translation of Psalm 8:6, found in the lectionary this month on Trinity Sunday. Yet reality itself calls this dominion idea … Continue reading “Let’s Discuss Dominion”

Karoline Lewis You may have noticed a pattern these last few weeks in the titles and emphases for Dear Working Preacher. “Resurrection is…” and so far, the possibilities have included relationship, abundance, protection, and love. This week? Resurrection is companionship. Why companionship? The Gospel reading from John is one of the major passages where the … Continue reading “Resurrection is Companionship”

Kenneth Wheeler If you are a person of color, female, LGBTQ, or a member of a religious group other than Christian, there is a high probability that you have been on the receiving end of microaggressions in one of its many forms. What Cody Sanders and Angela Yarber have done here is to give words … Continue reading “Review of “Microaggression in Ministry: Confronting the Hidden Violence of Everyday Church””

Karoline Lewis I don’t know about you, but I am rather weary of empty promises. You know what I mean — those expressed by political candidates, those uttered by a family member who has one too many times bailed on you, those said by friends in whom you just simply cannot believe anymore, those institutions, … Continue reading “Resurrection is Promise”

Nathan Aaseng First Corinthians 13 is a breath-taking bit of writing. Unfortunately, we have typecast this chapter as a special blessing, for use at weddings only. To be sure, it has some wise things to say to a couple on their wedding day about the qualities needed to make a relationship work. The irony is … Continue reading “Beyond Faith”

Karoline Lewis Happy Pentecost, Dear Working Preachers! At the risk of sounding like the proverbial broken record, are you ready for preaching this Sunday that celebrates the Spirit? One strategy is to pick your Spirit. That is, choose one text and preach that text’s presentation and understanding of the Spirit rather than attempting a conglomerated … Continue reading “Spirit Focus”

Karoline Lewis Holy Trinity Sunday is a somewhat ambiguous liturgical day. I never know what to think about the Trinity, to be honest. And I am always rather dubious about doctrines that the church deemed necessary to assert. Not because I think they are wrong or nefarious or some sort of suspicious ecclesial stamping out … Continue reading “Trinity Talk”

Karoline Lewis Back to reality. Perhaps that’s what many of you might be feeling right now. Easter is over. Pentecost has past. Ordinary time settles in to its rather long season of normal. And, gearing up for the long green season as a preacher is no small feat, and is likely a major challenge of … Continue reading “Back to Reality”

Patricia Tull It’s been almost a year since Laudato Si’ was released, Pope Francis’s monumental encyclical on climate change. Since then, the Pope’s encyclical, and his U.S. visit in September, with his address to Congress, have indeed shifted the debate. He examined climate change from all angles, and addressed not simply Catholics, nor only people … Continue reading “June 2016 – A Year’s Worth of Difference”

Karoline Lewis “Lean back. Relax. Do your mantra. And say, this is what it is and what it’s always been.” This from a guy I trust. Why do I trust him? Well, for many reasons, but mostly, because he tells the truth. It’s a pretty good reminder — up until something happens that makes a … Continue reading “When Jesus Shows Up”