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 […]