A stirring sermon from an Episcopalian pulpit last Sunday about “faith, basic morality, and decency” that we thought was ...

For nearly four decades I’ve been listening to sermons. While God has formed me through the preaching ministry of many fine expositors, there are precious few individual sermons I remember. But there ...

Worshippers will no doubt have been delighted to read about the Church of England’s latest “diversity drive”. To help “boost ...

Strong leaders are known for their landmark sermons. Whatever a pastor’s position on wine drinking, it’s not hard to marshal proof texts. I believe a case can be made either way. Although it’s a ...

John Wesley, the preacher who crisscrossed Britain in the 18th century on a never-ending sermon tour, arrived in Deptford in 1739. He was hardly off his horse before he was preaching to a crowd jammed ...

Athletes call it being “in the zone.” Psychologists describe it as a state of “flow.” Musicians say it’s like being “in the pocket.” It’s that transcendent moment when time seems to slow down for an ...

On the Monday after preaching, as I think about what all of those words are doing now that they’re out in the world, my mind wanders to a scene from Marilynne Robinson’s novel Lila. The title ...

Have more sermons become selfies? Are you hearing more homilies composed of anecdotes about the preacher himself and an increasingly familiar cast of his friends and family? This is unfortunate.