Preface for Pastors and Parents Writing a children’s sermon on Luke 19:1-10 brings back a very particular memory. Back in seminary, in my very first (actually my only) preaching class this was the text everyone had to use for their very first sermon. He must have gotten so tired of hearing our brilliant insights into […]
A Children’s Sermon on Mark 12:28-34–Living God’s Way
Photo of LOVE statue, NYC (Public Domain) My children’s sermon on Mark 12:28-34 brings us into some strange lectionary territory. “Mark 12?” you ask. “Last week we were on Mark 10! What happened to Mark 11?” That, gentle reader, is exactly my point. We spent four weeks cruising happily through Mark 10, skipping only four […]