None of the Candles Go Out: Advent Hope in a Nation’s Anniversary Year

Back to Current Issue One of my favorite elements of worship during Advent is the lighting of the Advent candles. As the pastor and preacher, I hope that the congregation will grow into the light that brightens each week, even as we extinguish the candles at the end of every service. The candles don’t just […]

Advent: Here Comes the Judge

Back to Current Issue Doing time as teacher of a sixth-grade Sunday School class, I one time casually referred to the return of Christ and his final judgment. A kid blurted out, “You mean he’s coming back?” The innocent little Methodist did not appear to receive word of Christ’s Parousia as good news. First Sunday […]

Sermon for Ash Wednesday: “Tiny Things”

Back to Past Issues 📄 Original Print EditionLent 2025 · Vol. 48, No. 2 · pp. 12–13 Open PDF ↗ This text was converted from the original print edition for full-text searchability. Formatting may differ from the original. Consult the PDF for citation and presentation details. Page 12 Sermon for Ash Wednesday: “Tiny Things” Olivia […]

Sermon: “When Easter Morning is a Hard Stop”

📄Original Print EditionEaster 2025 · Vol. 48, No. 3 · pp. 12–15Open PDF ↗ This text was converted from the original print edition for full-text searchability. Formatting may differ from the original. Consult the PDF for citation and presentation details. Page 12 Sermon: “When Easter Morning is a Hard Stop” David A. Davis Princeton, New […]

Sermon: ‘Breathe’

📄Original Print EditionPentecost 2025 · Vol. 48, No. 4 · pp. 6–10Open PDF ↗ This text was converted from the original print edition for full-text searchability. Formatting may differ from the original. Consult the PDF for citation and presentation details. Page 6 Sermon: “Breathe” Dawn Martin Hyde Columbia, South Carolina When the day of Pentecost […]

Sermon: ‘Preach Until it Turns this World Upside Down’

📄 Original Print EditionPentecost 2025 · Vol. 48, No. 4 · pp. 41–46 Open PDF ↗ This text was converted from the original print edition for full-text searchability. Formatting may differ from the original. Consult the PDF for citation and presentation details. Page 41 Sermon: “Preach Until it Turns this World Upside Down” Leah D. […]

Sermon: ‘Each in Their Own Language’

📄 Original Print EditionPentecost 2025 · Vol. 48, No. 4 · pp. 29–32 Open PDF ↗ This text was converted from the original print edition for full-text searchability. Formatting may differ from the original. Consult the PDF for citation and presentation details. Page 29 Sermon: “Each in Their Own Language” Rachel Achtemeier Rhodes St. Simons, […]

The Cross in a Shameless Society

📄 Original Print EditionLent 2025 · Vol. 48, No. 2 · pp. 34–41 Open PDF ↗ This text was converted from the original print edition for full-text searchability. Formatting may differ from the original. Consult the PDF for citation and presentation details. Page 34 The Cross in a Shameless Society George Mason Dallas, Texas “Now […]