In her 12 years as an ordained minister, the Rev. Sarah Reed has concentrated on a core message, one that she preaches 50 different ways a year. She said that message — about God’s love and ...

The story that is the most familiar — the nativity of Jesus Christ — can leave pastors and ministers grappling with what to say in their sermons in fresh and lively ways. Churches also can expect ...

When eight pastors in Fountain Hills, Arizona, were planning a joint sermon series called “‘Progressive’ Christianity: Fact or Fiction?” they didn’t invite a local pastor who had cowritten a ...

It’s the Super Bowl of sermons for ministers. On Christmas Eve, the place is packed, and expectations are high. Some people won’t walk through the sanctuary doors again until next Christmas. Pressure ...

Still, ministers can turn to dozens of online sermon sites for divine inspiration. Sites offer sermons – some free, some for a price – on topics ranging from church membership to the perils of ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (The Christian Chronicle) — When Phil Brookman preaches, even Alexa listens — and dutifully obeys. Brookman, a minister for Memorial Road Church of Christ in Oklahoma City, was ...

The Rev. Robert Jefferson received a phone call Friday morning from a longtime parishioner that affirmed his fears about the prevalence of family violence. The Cullen Missionary Baptist Church pastor ...

GRAND RAPIDS — The scramble to cobble together sermons every week that successfully nudge the faithful to a closer walk with God vexes many a flock leader, regardless of the denomination. This ...

While preaching from an Old Testament book, make ready to deal with John’s Gospel. Here good commentaries abound. I prefer Westcott, either the one based on Greek, or the one on English. After a ...

As the Rev. Blake Carter points out, the prophet Isaiah foretold of the coming of the Messiah as he watched his homeland Israel overrun by the Assyrians, ushering in a time of economic hardship, ...

The Houston Chronicle reports (see also Prof. Josh Blackman's post): Houston's embattled equal rights ordinance took another legal turn this week when it surfaced that city attorneys, in an unusual ...