This children’s sermon on John 18:12-27 is another special one for my friends at Lakeview Mennonite Church. It is part of the long passion reading assigned for Good Friday in the Revised Common Lectionary. So you might use it then if your Good Friday service has room for a children’s sermon. Or your Sunday School […]
Shakespeare’s “The Winter’s Tale”
If you are anywhere near the Southern Tier of New York State the last weekend of January, I hope you’ll stop by the Phelps Mansion Museum (191 Court Street, Binghamton). You can get out of the cold and see some great entertainment: S.T.A.R. (that’s “Southern Tier Actors Read”) is presenting a partly-staged reading of Shakespeare’s […]
A Children’s Sermon on Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26 — Proper 5(10)
Marinus van Reymerswaele, The Calling of Matthew (public domain) Writing a children’s sermon on Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26, the text for “Proper 5(10),” which is the 2nd Sunday after Pentecost this year, requires one to make choices. There are really four separate stories here: Jesus calls Matthew the tax collector. Jesus eats with “sinners.” Jesus heals […]
Pocket Contemplative Podcast
I was on the Pocket Contemplative Podcast! I wanted to let you know that I was a guest on the “Pocket Contemplative” podcast. The episode dropped this week. I hope you’ll give it a listen. It’s called “The Pocket Contemplative,” and it’s hosted by a lovely guy, Dave Schmelzer. Dave is deeply invested in contemplative […]
A Children’s Sermon on Mark 13:1-8 — The End of the World?
Temple Mount, Southwest Corner (CC by David King 2.0) It’s Wednesday night and I’m finally sitting down to write my children’s sermon on Mark 13:1-8. It won’t come out till Friday. Argh! (Here’s a link to my regular Monday Meditation on this text from a while back.) I try to get these out to you […]
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