What kind of preaching do we need to mark the milestones of our faith—Baptism, Confirmation, marriage and funerals? In its third season, “Preach” steps beyond its usual Sunday lectionary focus to ...

This feature is only available to members. Join now for full online access. “I can’t believe the elders won’t fire him,” exclaimed my friend. A few years earlier, while sitting in a pew on Sunday ...

The Book of Nehemiah is often called the “book of building programs,” but that misses its main theme.

St. Vincent de Paul dedicated his life to helping the poor. Today, more than 300 years after his death, it's easy to find many kind folks still stepping forward to follow in his footsteps: members of ...

Will Willimon issues in this book a Barthian prescription for preachers: forego homiletic taxonomies and dare to proclaim Jesus Christ. Like Willimon’s other books, Preachers Dare is remarkably ...

“I like what Pope Francis said in ‘Evangelii Gaudium’ when he talked about preaching and likened it to family conversation; I try and imagine that I’m at a coffee shop talking to someone and I just ...

Regarding Ron McCoy’s “A Thriving Church Can Save a Faltering One” (Houses of Worship, March 11): My husband and I have been looking for a local church since moving to Houston in 2019. Covid took a ...