SPIRITUAL MATURITY: A Preaching and Teaching Series on Ephesians
By Eric Sanford MATURITY There are many ways to talk about maturity, but often the process of becoming an adult comes to mind. In fact, research shows that children in Continue Reading
Category: Biblical Interpretation and Proclamation
Pastoral Prophetic Preaching: A Spiritual and Cultural Hermeneutic for Prophetic Speech
Sunday, September 20, 2015, I preached as the pastoral candidate of the Historic Shiloh Baptist Church of Alexandria, Virginia. The sermon was entitled “It Doesn’t Make Sense,” taken from Job Continue Reading
Expository Listening
Introduction In the Shema Yisrael, hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one[1], God’s people are commanded to hear before they are commanded to speak. In the Continue Reading
Lord, Open Our Lips: Reclaiming the Daily Office in The Episcopal Church
Lord, Open Our Lips: Reclaiming the Daily Office in The Episcopal Church By: The Rev. Marshall A. Jolly A short fifteen-minute drive north from downtown Cincinnati, in the quiet suburban Continue Reading
Behind, In, In Front of
Behind, In, In Front of A Study in Communal Hermeneutics Introduction Upon taking the reins as the pastor of a small United Methodist congregation in Westfield, NY, I quickly Continue Reading
Unity in Diversity: Reading Romans Through A Pastoral Theology Lens
Introduction What if we have been reading Romans wrong? For example, the Romans Road is an evangelistic tool used in the church. The Romans Road begins by claiming we are Continue Reading
Sabbath Rest: A Theological Response to Self-Care for African American Clergy
Introduction On Saturday, March 30, 2019, the San Francisco Bay Area faith community and the community-at-large suffered a tremendous loss. At 7 pm that evening, the Very Reverend James V. Continue Reading
DigiVangelism: Sharing Faith on Digital Platforms
The age of the printing press is gone and the world is not likely to return to an era where formative information was primarily consumed via printed text. No. Today, people Continue Reading
Dear Freedom Church,
Dear Freedom Church, What are you doing in the way of Freedom today? I was raised in the AME Zion Church and know I benefited greatly from the support my Continue Reading
Preaching for Vision Casting
Project Introduction In the summer of 2017, I began my ministry as the Senior Pastor at First Presbyterian Church of Wheaton. One of my initial tasks was to sit down Continue Reading