Writing a children’s sermon on Matthew 21:23-32 brings a particular challenge, even if it’s a familiar one. How to find a kid-friendly facet of the text to focus on? There’s a parable in the second half of the passage. Usually I’d gravitate to that, especially since it includes two kids — though we don’t know […]
A Children’s Sermon on Luke 16:19-31
A children’s sermon on Luke 16:19-31, eh? Easy? Hard? Probably on the hard side. It’s a parable with a good story line, and that removes some challenges. But though it’s a familiar story, it presents some obstacles when it comes to finding and focusing on a kid-sized message. (I have a longer-than-usual intro here, because […]
A Children’s Sermon on Mark 9:38-50 — Self-Harm?
Kids’ Feet on Fish Hoek Beach (CC by MyAngelG 2.0) Writing a children’s sermon on Mark 9:38-50 presents both a very typical challenge and a more unusual one. (If you want to see my regular “Monday Meditation” on this passage, you can find it here.) As is pretty typical, the lectionary gives us a chunk of […]