Welcome to newproclamation.com,
your essential online preaching companion!
This interactive demo is designed to give you a taste of what you will actually experience online as a subscriber. The demo lets you sample the resources available for two Sundays prior to today. Click on the Lectionary tab above to see the lectionary readings for every Sunday and festival in the church year. Click on Commentary to read expert commentary on the selected texts. Click on Bible to access the full NRSV. Click on Helpful Resources to review a list of articles on preaching skills and the challenges of preaching today, including essays from New Proclamation on preaching in the seasons of the church year. Visit the Community area for the helpful thoughts of our Online Host, David B. Lott, and to find out what people will be talking about!
Enjoy exploring the demo site — and then get ready to log on, dive in, and preach!
You are currently in interactive demo mode.
You can access dates for two Sundays prior to today. Subscribers, please log in for full access.
Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time / Proper 15
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Hank Langknecht
Taken in its most expansive version (which the BCP comes closest to rendering with the inclusion of verses 2-5), Isaiah's prophecy offers a striking invitation on God's behalf to outsiders—foreigners and eunuchs—who, the text suggests, will become "better than sons and daughters." Verse 8 (RCL only) then adds the cryptic parallelism that suggests that after the outsiders have been gathered,... Read more...
Deirdre J. Good
God cares deeply about saving all human life. Humans have to learn to mirror divine concern for each other. Joseph's deep love for his father, from whom he has been forcibly separated, overrides any thoughts of revenge on his brothers. He understands that he has been sent by God to Egypt to save his family in Israel from famine. Psalm 133 celebrates the unity of brothers. God does not reject his... Read more...
Carol J. Dempsey
Two hallmarks of Jewish and Christian life are justice and righteousness. The ancient people experienced both of these in their interactions with their God, who called them to practice these virtues in daily life (Isa. 56:1). The psalmist proclaims that God judges people with equity. Paul highlights divine mercy offered to the disobedient (Rom. 11:30). Joseph offers his brothers hospitality... Read more...
|
 |
|
|
A View from the Hill: Editor's Weblog
David B. Lott
Editor of New Proclamation
The Ascension of Our Lord /
Seventh Sunday of Easter
May 25/May 28, 2006
The texts that become the focus for your preaching this week will depend in large part in how (and if) your congregation celebrates the Ascension. Some churches will commemorate this festival on its designated day, May 25. Others will take the "moveable feast" option and celebrate it on Sunday, rather than continue the Easter progression... Read more...
Community Forum
|
Print
