Wildflowers of Palestine. Tares and Wheat 1900 (public domain) Prelude for Pastors (and Parents) My children’s sermon on Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 arrives in time for the eighth Sunday after Pentecost. This year that is “Proper 11(16)” in the Revised Common Lectionary. But you don’t need to be a lectionary preacher to use it. It will […]
A Children’s Sermon on Mark 6:30-34, 53-56
It’s kind of funny writing a children’s sermon on Mark 6:30-34, 53-56. It’s as if the lectionary gave us a sandwich with nothing but the bread. A couple weeks ago I referred to “sandwich stories” where Mark cuts one story in two and sticks another in the middle like the tuna fish between the slices […]