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Here are some gems from the Jeremiah reading for Sunday.
April 5, Easter 1A (Jeremiah 31:1–6; Matthew 28:1–10)
In six short verses, Jeremiah makes sermon illustrations of three different exile stories.
April 5, Easter 1A (Jeremiah 31:1–6; Matthew 28:1–10)
In six short verses, Jeremiah makes sermon illustrations of three different exile stories.
April 5, Easter 1A (Jeremiah 31:1–6; Matthew 28:1–10)
In six short verses, Jeremiah makes sermon illustrations of three different exile stories.
January 4, Christmas 2 (Jeremiah 31:7–14; John 1:(1–9), 10–18)
The child staggering out of a bomb-blasted city does not need to find her home in God. She needs a physical home.
January 4, Christmas 2 (Jeremiah 31:7–14; John 1:(1–9), 10–18)
The child staggering out of a bomb-blasted city does not need to find her home in God. She needs a physical home.
November 23, Reign of Christ/Christ the King (Jeremiah 23:1-6)
The prophet Jeremiah knew about hard times.
October 12, Ordinary 28C (Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7)
Jeremiah isn’t panicking. He’s incandescent with holy resolve.
September 14, Ordinary 24C (Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28; Psalm 14)
Hope where all appears hopeless: that’s where God is.
Jeremiah’s message for Judah cuts deeper than our petty loyalties.
by Greg Carey
The word outlasts the throne
Kings fall, tyrants pass, and hope endures in the prophets’ vision of God’s story.
August 24, Ordinary 21C (Jeremiah 1:4-10)
Sensing danger does not alone a prophet make.
It is not just his words that make Jeremiah a prophet. It is his willingness to share in the judgment.
by Diane Roth
We are surrounded by wastelands. God promises new life.
Nonviolent crisis response in my city
I wish Durham’s HEART program had existed when my friend Joe was killed.