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October 2025

October 31, 2025

75th Anniversary Sermon, Reformation Lutheran, Media, PA

I was honored to preach for the 75th Anniversary of the first church I served...

June 2023

June 28, 2023

This Flag Has Legs: A Sermon Inviting Dialogue about Flag Placement in Church

The sermon "This Flag Has Legs" invites dialogue for listening to conflicting ideas and meanings...

June 14, 2023

Book Review — For the Facing of this Hour: Preaching that Resists White Christian Nationalism

Preachers need models for confronting white Christian Nationalism. For the Facing of this Hour is...

February 2023

February 19, 2023

10 Principles for Environmental Preaching and Eco-Sermons

If you want to craft eco-sermons to be part of protecting and healing God's Creation,...

February 01, 2023

Did AI (Artificial Intelligence) Write Your Pastor’s Sermon?

AI (Artificial Intelligence) can generate a sermon that mimics the writing of a human preacher....

November 2022

November 21, 2022

How to Preach a Sermon about Climate Change and Your Congregation

Here is a basic form to preach a sermon about climate change that connects with...

April 2022

April 06, 2022

Maundy Thursday and Passover: A Holy Eco-Connection

Here are ideas for reading and preaching Exodus 12:1-14 connecting Maundy Thursday and Passover from...

December 2021

December 12, 2021

Peace On Earth and WITH Earth: Christmas, Psalm 96 and 97

Psalm 96 and 97 depict Earth has having agency, voice, and . . . dance? Yes!...

November 2021

November 10, 2021

When Our Temples Fall: Mark 13:1-8 Through a Dialogical Lens

In Mark 13:1-8, Jesus engages us in the shadow of our temples. Can the church...

September 2021

September 02, 2021

Jesus Sighed: Being Open in Mark 7:24-37

Jesus sighed. You might have missed it. But stay with that sigh. There's a lot going on...

June 2021

June 21, 2021

Composting Our Anger and Grief: Luke 13:1-9

Jesus's parable about a gardener composting to save a fruitless tree can teach us about...

January 2021

January 25, 2021

Announcing — Survey on Ministry, Preaching, and Social Issues

U.S. Christian clergy, seminarians, lay preachers, retired clergy are invited to fill out this research...

January 12, 2021

Truth or Trump: Christians Must Decide (Guest Sermon)

"Truth or Trump" is a guest sermon by Rev. Stephen M. Fearing about the coup...

January 03, 2021

Epiphany Light Teaches Us Interfaith Hospitality

They were different than us – outsiders. Yet this little country church trusted the Epiphany...

December 2020

December 24, 2020

The Perfect Christmas for an Imperfect Time

It was not the perfect Christmas. This was not the way things were supposed to...

November 2020

November 28, 2020

Gathering Up the Fragments: Sermon on Mark 13:24–37

What happens to all the broken pieces of people’s lives? In Mark 13:24-37, Jesus assures us...

November 14, 2020

The Parable of the Talents Through the Lens of Race, Privilege & Wealth

When we read the Parable of the Talents through the lens of race, privilege, and...

November 05, 2020

Post-Election Messaging & Preaching: Red, Blue & Purple Church Tactics

Here are some ideas for messaging and preaching in the post-election season -- whether your...

October 2020

October 25, 2020

Haunted by Goodness: Mister Rogers and the Love that Won’t Let Go

How can Mister Rogers' legacy of goodness guide us in this time of exile? This...

October 20, 2020

Will Our ‘Night on Bald Mountain’ Ever End? Election 2020

Will Nov. 3rd bring an end to our 'Night on Bald Mountain' - or prolong...

September 2020

September 27, 2020

Turn, then, and live! Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the choice for life

Ruth Bader Ginsburg knew we have a choice. Just like Ezekiel knew we have a...

August 2020

August 12, 2020

The Canaanite Woman Took a Knee (Matt. 15:21-28)

Oh, yes, she did. The Canaanite woman took a knee. She interrupted Jesus with her...

August 05, 2020

6 Bible Texts for a Sermon on Racism & Why Your Church Needs to Hear It

So you want to preach a sermon on racism. Where to begin? Here are 6...

July 2020

July 26, 2020

The Heart of the Earth: Jesus, Land, and Hope

For three days and three nights the Son of Man was in the heart of...

July 20, 2020

Finding Eden’s Forests in the Midst of COVID19

The forests of Kentucky offer my children and me a refuge of safety, beauty, and...

June 2020

June 07, 2020

Being Theological in a Political World

Being theological in a political world means standing up for justice because the Word of...

May 2020

May 31, 2020

Will White Churches Find Their Pentecost Courage?

Will white churches find their Pentecost courage for justice, peace, repentance, and restoration?

May 24, 2020

The Ascension of Jesus – Shifting Our Focus

The Ascension of Jesus shows us that sometimes we need to pivot and shift our...

May 10, 2020

In God’s House There Are Many (Zoom) Rooms

In the age of COVID-church, we’re rediscovering Jesus's astonishing truth: God’s house has many rooms. Or,...

April 2020

April 12, 2020

A COVID-19 Easter: The Gospel of Mark is Just What We Need

The women ran from the tomb afraid. Words failed them. Mark’s Gospel in the midst...