Darkness can seep into our lives in many ways, regardless of the season or the time of year. And despite the festivity that is inherently part of preparing for Christmas, darkness – as a metaphor and as a lack of light – for many, pervades. Some congregations now...
Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End Atul Gawande, 2014 –Review by Landrum P. Leavell III, Th.D. This book has absolutely nothing to do with the art of preaching. It has everything to do with the stories of those to whom we preach,...
Metaphors are like prisms, which are multi-faceted reflectors of meaning, and especially in the scriptures of the Light! Make sure every metaphor you investigate also reflects in some way the attributes of God. These root metaphor have the ability to transcend time...
Lord, our God and Father give to many to all, and to us as well, that we may celebrate Christmas like this: that in complete thankfulness, utter humpty, and then complete joy and confidence we may come to the one whom you have sent and in whom you yourself have come...
Deliverance (Angel on Your Shoulder) Story Lectionary 16 December 2018 Third Sunday in the Advent of Our Lord Pregnant Hagar Encounters God as the Angel of the Lord Who Gives Her a Message (Genesis 16 and 21) The Angel of the Lord Speaks to Abraham Regarding His...
