Preachers' favoritism for the epistles—with brief forays into the gospels or Wisdom literature—is well known. It's unfortunate that such a disproportionate amount of pulpit time is given to some ...

This article originally appeared in our December 9, 1966, issue. For eighteen years I preached through the Bible. I began at the first verse in Genesis and continued through the last verse in the ...

We talk, we read, we write, we listen. We surround ourselves with print on paper and walls and screens. We surround ourselves with sounds-making-words that convey meaning and images. Except for the ...

In a recent essay, Marilynne Robinson attributes the struggles of mainline Protestantism to preaching. She claims that the sermon, as the center of worship in the contemporary mainline church, is ...

When Jude Siciliano, O.P, sits down to write his homily, he always has a Venn diagram in mind. “It is one of the theories of preaching that there should be three stories,” Jude says, “The story of God ...

As Holy Week nears an end, many believers are looking forward to the holiest day on the Christian calendar this Easter Sunday. More than 70 percent of Americans identify as Christian, but less than a ...

A Jones County pastor attempts to preach the Bible from start to finish in the span of four days with minimal breaks.

Eureka First United Methodist Church Eureka (520 Del Norte St.): The Sunday worship service starts at 10 a.m. The Rev. Amy Beth Durward de Macias will present the sermon. Both virtual and in-person ...