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Dr. Zen Hess of Baylor inquires about the telos, the end goal of preaching. Preaching, he says, has many proximate goals: instruction, encouragement, comfort, exhortation and so on. But taking a step back, these results are expressions of a singular end, the activation of the Word in the power of the Holy Spirit. He takes … Read more
You can use your search bar to look up Bible passages directly! No more loading first, then searching (or searching and clicking the top search result to see the verse). Here’s how to do it in Chrome: From Settings, choose “Search Engine.” Click “Manage search engines and site search.” Click “Add” and enter this information … Read more
Brent Niedergall built this retro-style Role Playing Game that pops up Koine Greek words like flash cards as a fun way to say in practice! Configure the game difficulty by frequency of word appearance in the New Testament. Play here: https://niedergall.com/superkoinequest/ From his post on Reddit: “Forget GTA 6. Super Koine Quest (SKQ) launches today! … Read more
On his Culture, Faith, and Politics show, Pat Kahnke interviews Rick Pidcock about his new book, Weapons of Worship: How the Songs of Evangelicalism Form the Soundtrack of Extremism. His book details changes in evangelical worship that show the overlap of music in Christian worship services and conservative political rallies. His research exposes the overlap … Read more
Rev. Molly Jane Layton writes for The Living Church’s Covenant blog on the use of Artificial Intelligence for sermons. She argues that even using AI for preparation is the same as using it for generating full sermons. Technology should not be used as a replacement for either wrestling with the text or the needs of … Read more
Dr. Lauren Winner of Duke Divinity School presents the St. Luke’s Lecture Series at the Sewanee School of Theology. Her lectures will cover lectionary preaching in Year B and are available for free in the online broadcast. The lecture times and titles are: Registration and details are on the Sewanee website.
At Covenant, Rev. Dr. Paul Wheatley writes a detailed review of the Greek New Testament from the United Bible Societies. For those in the know, this edition is called “UBS6.” His review gives a short history of scholarship on the Greek New Testament and the basics of text criticism. He also gives details on what … Read more
On September 10, 2026, Jimmy Kimmel interviewed Senate candidate James Talarico. Talarico is a seminary student in the Presbyterian Church (USA) and his message has resonated with a broad audience. Two things to note from this interview: First, his message should be highly familiar to preaching in mainline Protestant churches. While conservative Christians have attacked … Read more
Rev. Dr. Matthew Love writes for The Living Church’s Covenant blog on byproducts of preaching, namely, being drawn deeply into the Word of God as both the preacher and the hearer. He compares the work of preachers and cooks: Great cooks anticipate byproducts and capitalize on them. Very little is wasted. Delicious gravy for tonight’s … Read more
Bishop Daniel Martins writes for The Living Church’s Covenant blog on the unsung spirituality of Ordinary Time, which often underappreciated in comparison to the seasons of Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, Lent and Easter. He writes: Ordinary Time is brimming with its own peculiar virtues, its own winsome charisms. These are, to be sure, usually more subtle … Read more