Earlier this summer I sat down to plan out my preaching series for the next school year. It’s one of my favorite things to do. My process is simple. I take out a legal pad (I’m a pen-and-paper kind of ...

“I really appreciate it when the truth is spoken very plainly,” says Tsh Oxenreider. Homilies that cut to the chase. That tell us Advent is about preparation—not just of our homes, but of our hearts.

This feature is only available to members. Join now for full online access. How can pastors prepare people for Christmas? Matt Woodley talks to Matt Erickson, Senior Pastor at Eastbrook Church about ...

As the church comes around the liturgical calendar once again to Advent, we might wonder if we aren’t just going in circles. Jesus is coming again, even as the early church longed for his imminent ...

His sermon is titled “Frankincense” and is based on Exodus 30. Sunday school is available for children pre-K through middle school. 707-443-4897. Christ Episcopal Church Eureka Eureka (625 15th St.): ...

Today’ two readings focus on the end of the world. Revelations depict it as a great harvest of wheat and grapes and in Luke, Jesus predicts the destruction of the temple and the coming of universal ...

On 17 December 1933, the German theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer delivered a powerful sermon in London. Advent always seemed to draw out the best in him, which should not be surprising given his love of ...