In reflecting on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s impact on our world, Kayla August examines the intersection of preaching, faith, and seeking justice. On the day we celebrate the Reverend Doctor Martin ...

God must give it, of course. “But you shall receive power,” said Jesus, “when the Holy Spirit has come upon you.” Candidly, to make the bare assertion that God must give the preacher his power is at ...

We wondered what kind of reading ministers rely on for inspiration or help in preaching—apart from reading commentaries on scripture or other materials directly related to the task. Do they draw on ...

Mark Bishop and Robert Smith Jr. brought inspirational and energetic preaching to those gathered at First Baptist Cold Spring ...

In a message, which took to church not only those in attendance at the royal wedding of Britain's Prince Harry, 33, and American actress Meghan Markle, 36, on Saturday — but millions watching from ...

I wish a happy Easter to all my readers from the Western churches. Today is Orthodox Palm Sunday, so we are a week behind you all this year. Our Easter (Pascha) will be next Sunday. That means that ...

Most Rev. Michael Curry, the first African-American to serve as presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church, delivered an impassioned speech on the power of love and invoked Martin Luther King Jr. at the ...

Sermons belong in church, not our earbuds. Up until what seems like just yesterday, Christians had to show up in church to hear the sermon on Sunday morning. It happened in real time, once a week. If ...