Preface for Pastors and Parents A children’s sermon on Matthew 25:31-46? Tough challenge. It’s an amazing text, of course. But it’s potentially really scary. That threat of eternal torment by fire is over-the-top. It brings to mind a lit class long ago where we read James Joyce’s A Portrait of the Artist as a Young […]
A Children’s Sermon on John 18:33-37–Christ the King
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 […]
Monday Meditation: RCL Year C, The Reign of Christ/Proper 29(34), Luke 23:33-43
This is the last Sunday in the Western Church year — the celebration of “The Reign of Christ” or, as we used to call it, “Christ the King.” Thus ends our hopscotch sojourn through Luke. It’s been fun. I’ll be back with Monday Meditations Mostly on Matthew in the wink of an eye. Luke 23:33-43 […]