| Open Table |
Come Sunday, starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Condola Rashad, Jason Segel, and Martin Sheen Rated TV-14; available on Netflix Review by Ashley Davis Come Sunday recounts the true story of evangelist Carlton Pearson, an Oral-Roberts-trained preacher turned Unitarian...
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Reframing the Soul: How Words Transform Our Faith Gregory Spencer Leafwood Publishers, 2018 –Review by Landrum P. Leavell III, ThD. As I look back each year at the list of books I consume, there are usually several volumes dealing with...
| Master Sermons
Amen, and Amen Lectionary 19 August 2018 13th Sunday After Pentecost 1 Kings 2:10-12; 3:3-14 Psalm 111 Ephesians 5:15-20 John 6:51-58 Text to Life There was a time, not so long ago, when a handshake really did “seal the deal.” If witnessed by others, a handshake...
| Story Sermon
The Healing Tree Story Lectionary 19 August 2018 The Purpose of the Seed (Genesis 1) The Story of Cain’s Offering (Bad Ground/A Jealous Heart, Genesis 4) Psalm 1: The Righteous is a Fruit-Bearing Tree by Water Psalm 37: The Evil Like Plants Will Die Away Psalm 67: A...
| Preaching Tips
Ask questions of your metaphors. It is not enough to recognize them within the story. Many times, we read over them, because traditional ways of understanding the story have been deeply ingrained in our minds. Asking questions of the metaphors opens up the text to...
