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April 2025

April 21, 2025
The poetic timing of the death of Pope Francis between Easter and Earth Day is...
April 14, 2025
If Earth Day 2025 feels sad and ominous to you, you're not alone. Here’s how...
April 02, 2025
Preachers can learn important lessons from Senator Cory Booker and his speech that made history...

March 2025

March 11, 2025
Their god is their gullet; their gullet is their god. What Philippians 3:12-4:1 teaches about...
March 07, 2025
Trump comes for the trees by ordering the ecocide of 280 million acres of forests....

February 2025

February 19, 2025
The ELCA is obeying in advance by refusing to join a multifaith lawsuit defending churches...
February 12, 2025
Ministry since the inauguration has felt like a riptide for many clergy.  Here are five...
February 04, 2025
“Love your enemies” sounds naïve when dealing with fascists, tech bros & oligarchs. But this...
February 02, 2025
Paul of Tarsus told the early Christians, “Do not be overcome by evil.” How can...

January 2025

January 29, 2025
My team and I have launched a national preaching survey on ministry, preaching, and social...
January 28, 2025
Immigration ministry in 2025 has changed drastically since the inauguration. Here’s a list of 8...
January 27, 2025
Think Bishop Budde was audacious in her plea for mercy to the president? There are...
January 25, 2025
Bishop Budde’s sermon for the Inauguration Prayer Service models effective prophetic preaching. Let’s break it...
January 20, 2025
Hannah Arendt is best known as a political theorist who explained Nazi totalitarianism and evil....

December 2024

December 03, 2024
Many are feeling anxious from the 2024 election and what lies ahead. Here are 20...

November 2024

November 19, 2024
I’m seeing a lot of clergy soul-searching following the 2024 U.S. election. Here are things...
November 11, 2024
Why did God allow this to happen? Maybe that's not the most helpful question post-election....
November 07, 2024
Are you a pastor feeling gut-punched by the election results? Here are tips, encouragement &...
November 04, 2024
How can ministers talk with their congregations after the election? Here are 4 post-election biblical, theological,...

October 2024

October 29, 2024
Love your neighbor: vote! Here are sermon ideas for Mark 12:28-34, just two days before...
October 29, 2024
Voting and elections must matter to people of faith. If you're preaching All Saints Sunday...
October 27, 2024
Lafayette High School Marching Band's award-winning 2024 show 4 Nations brings the fire and mirrors...
October 17, 2024
“Love your neighbor” includes God’s Creation. Honoring Creation shows love for God and for our neighbors...
October 16, 2024
Here are election season sermon ideas using Gentle, Invitational, and Robust approaches for Mark 10:46-52,...
October 16, 2024
Here are election season sermon ideas using Gentle, Invitational, and Robust approaches for Reformation Sunday.
October 05, 2024
Are the never-ending lies, crimes, scandals, hateful rhetoric, and Project 2025 leading to people quiet...

September 2024

September 25, 2024
Here are election season sermon ideas for Mark 10:35-45 on Oct. 20 using Gentle, Invitational,...
September 24, 2024
As churches celebrate the Feast of St. Francis by blessing animals, Jesus’s blessing of children...
September 16, 2024
If you laughed at Trump’s racist claim that Haitian immigrants are “eating the dogs,” then...
September 03, 2024
Preachers can offer biblical, theological, and ethical guidance during the 2024 election season. Here are...
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