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A Children’s Sermon on John 18:33-37–Christ the King

November 17, 2021 by Gary Neal Hansen 4 Comments

children's sermon on John 18:33-37

Christ Pantocrator, Cefalu Sicily (cc by Gun Powder Ma-SA 4.0) It is “Christ the king” this Sunday, or “The Reign of Christ,” so I offer you a children’s sermon on John 18:33-37. (You can find my regular Monday Meditation on this text here.) Next week Advent begins—a whole new year for the church. Most of […]

Filed Under: Bible, Ministry Tagged With: Children's Sermons, Christ the King, Proper 29(34), RCL Year B, Reign of Christ

“Praying with Scripture” on The Way Podcast

November 15, 2021 by Gary Neal Hansen Leave a Comment

praying with scripture

My good friend Fr. Dustin Lyon, with whom I used to regularly pray Orthodox vespers on Saturdays, hosted me on his podcast to talk about praying with scripture. Fr. Dustin’s podcast is called “The Way” and it’s hosted with an active group of Orthodox Christian podcasts called “The Ephesus School Network.” On the page with […]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: Advent class, Lectio divina, Podcast

A Children’s Sermon on Mark 13:1-8 — The End of the World?

November 12, 2021 by Gary Neal Hansen 6 Comments

children's sermon on Mark 13:1-8

Temple Mount, Southwest Corner (CC by David King 2.0) It’s Wednesday night and I’m finally sitting down to write my children’s sermon on Mark 13:1-8. It won’t come out till Friday. Argh! (Here’s a link to my regular Monday Meditation on this text from a while back.) I try to get these out to you […]

Filed Under: Bible, Ministry, Uncategorized Tagged With: Children's Sermons, Proper 28(33), RCL Year B

Zoom Book Group — Calvin’s 1536 Institutes!

November 5, 2021 by Gary Neal Hansen 4 Comments

Calvin's 1536 Institutes

I’m so jazzed to tell you my book group is planning to read Calvin’s 1536 Institutes! If you have been a regular here on my site you probably know that I have a theological book group through my Patreon page that’s been meeting each week via Zoom throughout the pandemic. Every time we start a […]

Filed Under: Reviews, Theology Tagged With: Online Reading Group

A Children’s Sermon on Mark 12:38-44 — Who’s Watching?

November 3, 2021 by Gary Neal Hansen 7 Comments

children's sermon on Mark 12:38-44

Widow’s Mite As I sit down to write my children’s sermon on Mark 12:38-44, life is a bit of a scramble. So, I’m not wading in with my usual comments on the process or on issues in the text. Maybe you find that a relief. Maybe you’ll miss that stuff. Either way, here we go […]

Filed Under: Bible, Ministry, Uncategorized Tagged With: Children's Sermons, Proper 27(32), RCL Year B

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