In my lecture yesterday on the future of preaching, I briefly touched on how narraphoric preaching differs from the narrative preaching of the 70s and 80s associated with Fred Craddock, Eugene Lowry, Charles Rice and others. I noted the priority of metaphor, and of...
To one degree or another, in six weeks you will need to celebrate or at least acknowledge the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. We will have some resources for you to use as we approach the date. But here is a Martin Luther story that sets the stage...
Those “Here I Am” Moments / Here Be Dragons Story Lectionary 17 September 2017 The Call of Moses (Exodus 4) Psalm 1: The Chaff of Sin Psalm 35: Chaff Before the Wind Psalm 91: God’s Protection Psalm 140: God’s Protection Psalm 121: God’s Protection The Call of...
Where’s the Grace? Lectionary 17 September 2017 15th Sunday After Pentecost Exodus 14:19-31 Psalm v114 Romans 14:1-12 Matthew 18:21-35 Text to Life “What must I DO to inherit eternal life?” (Lk18:18). Notice the “DO.” Not “What must I BE to inherit eternal life?” but...
Metaphors give the scriptures their depth and beauty. They also deepen our understanding of God by allowing descriptors with many levels of meaning to soak into our minds and hearts and create visions, sounds, and sensory experience about our personal encounters with...
