Sermons
Ethics and Religion Talk: Where do Sermons Come From?
by (Rabbi David J.B...)
Submitted 03-27-2023 under OPINION
Rev. Salvatore Sapienza, the Senior Pastor at Douglas Congregational United Church of Christ in Saugatuck/Douglas, responds: I do not plan my sermons weeks in advance. Rather, I begin composing them just a few days prior to Sunday. Every Monday...
Ethics and Religion Talk: How Does Your Tradition Use Scripture for Preaching, part 2
by (Rabbi David J.B...)
Submitted 02-06-2023 under OPINION
Last week’s responses were mainly written by people from traditions in which there is a strict cycle for reading and preaching. This week we hear from panelists who have no scriptural cycle or whose traditions or houses of worship have opted...
Ethics and Religion Talk: How Does Your Tradition Use Scripture for Preaching, part 1
by (Rabbi David J.B...)
Submitted 01-30-2023 under OPINION
Rev. Salvatore Sapienza, the Senior Pastor at Douglas Congregational United Church of Christ in Saugatuck/Douglas, responds: Like many Christian churches around the world, our church follows the Revised Common Lectionary, a collection of assigned...