We rode along in the 1976 Ford pickup making small talk, eating wheat crackers and trying not to cry. The daily trip was two hours to the hospital in Springfield, Missouri, where… read more

One of the reasons why you have made Pulpit Resource a partner in your preaching is that you believe that preaching ought to be biblical. In using the Revised Common Lectionary as … read more

Last semester I taught a class called Wesleyan Biblical Interpretation. We read a considerable number of Wesley’s writings along with a couple of secondary texts. Rereading… read more

The author of United Methodism’s most popular long-term Bible study has issued a plea to the church “to heal and not divide” over the issue of homosexuality… read more

I’m unsure if I’ll focus on the Epistle or the Gospel — or gamely attempt both. Joshua 5:9-12 is a glimpse into the deep recesses of Israel’s… read more

Two terrific texts for Lent 3! Oh, and we also have Paul’s 1 Corinthians 10:1-13. His typological use of the Old Testament leaves me cold somehow. It’s… read more