Sarah McGiverin
Living in the Season
Our Lenten disciplines and programs are in full swing, and our sermons and Bible studies are keeping our congregations in the wilderness on the slow approach to Holy Week. …
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Article The Old Testament in the Lectionary: Finding Sermon Series Inspiration
Following the scriptures suggested by the Revised Common Lectionary when planning worship has much to recommend it: many print and online publications offer worship planning helps …
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Article Preaching about Divorce on World Communion Sunday
October 7 is World Communion Sunday – a day for celebrating the worldwide church – for celebrating all that we hold in common with Christians everywhere. It is a day…
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Blog The Easy Way Out?
My husband and a good friend were deep in conversation: should our friend return to his home conference to pursue ordination, or should he transfer to another one, in which…
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Article "Why Are They Laughing?"
The older children had been asked by the stewardship committee to speak to the congregation for one minute or so each on their favorite things about coming to church. Among the…
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Article Children's Sermons: 6 Essentials
Children’s sermons must be really hard to do, because I have mostly only seen them done poorly – too often they exploit children and pander to the grown ups in the…
About This Author
Sarah McGiverin is a graduate of Duke Divinity school, a former (and future?) United Methodist pastor, a Sunday school teacher, a wife, a mother, a knitter, and an armchair theologian.
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