In reflecting on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s impact on our world, Kayla August examines the intersection of preaching, faith, and seeking justice. On the day we celebrate the Reverend Doctor Martin ...

God must give it, of course. “But you shall receive power,” said Jesus, “when the Holy Spirit has come upon you.” Candidly, to make the bare assertion that God must give the preacher his power is at ...

Amid so many forms of communication—multimedia, music, and more—what is it about preaching, even today, that carries life-changing power? Perhaps the most visible part of pastoring is the upfront ...

Fifty-eight years ago, people in power condemned an Episcopal minister for addressing the president of the United States about a public policy issue during a sermon. The Rev. Cotesworth Pinckney Lewis ...

Our six-year-old son Jonah likes to have his toenails painted. Who wouldn’t, really? It’s downright delightful to express yourself with color and sparkle and to receive a few precious minutes of ...

(See Mark 3:14-15, Matthew 4:12-17 and 13:1-52, Luke 4:14-29 and John 1:35-51.) The Third Luminous Mystery is quite expansive: “the call to conversion and the proclamation of the Kingdom.” All of ...

Even pastors are preaching the healing power of CBD oil. Adam Swanson, a Murfreesboro, Tenn.-based pastor, took a leap of faith when he decided to start farming hemp, a cash crop for his budding CBD ...

It wasn’t the hottest sermon I had ever preached, but it was certainly the hottest building I had ever preached in.