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Christmas, 2021 ~ Rev. Jim Schmitmeyer

I grew up in the Midwest where it snows in December and pine trees are as numerous as tumbleweeds in Texas. At Christmas, I miss my home...

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Dec 21, 20213 min read

4th Sunday of Advent C "Go to the Place called, "Barren" ~ Susan McGurgan

Wherever women work or laugh or mourn a lost child they are there. Whenever women wait in pregnant hope, one heart beating with another...

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Dec 15, 20214 min read

A Homiletical Exegesis; Fourth Sunday of Advent, Year C Luke 1:39-45 ~ Rev. Richard Eslinger

The Fourth Sunday of Advent is Mary’s Sunday in both Year B and Year C of the lectionary. In Year A, the First Gospel is featured and,...

susan mcgurgan

Dec 14, 20217 min read

Homiletical Exegesis 3rd Sunday of Advent C ~Luke 3:10-18~ Rev. Richard Eslinger

We offer a Homiletical Exegesis and two sample homilies for Advent Week 3. We hope these resources are a blessing to you. Of the three...

susan mcgurgan

Dec 7, 202111 min read

3rd Sunday of Advent C ~ "From "Not Worthy" to "Worthwhile" ~ Rev. Jim Schmitmeyer

“I’m not worthy. Not worthy to touch his sandal straps.” Most Americans won’t relate to this statement from the John the Baptist in...

susan mcgurgan

Dec 7, 20212 min read

3rd Sunday of Advent C ~ "Playing with Fire" ~ Susan McGurgan

I am baptizing you with water, but one mightier than I is coming. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. Fire. A blaze can...

susan mcgurgan

Dec 7, 20214 min read

Second Sunday of Advent C ~ “A Highway for Our God” ~ Fr. Jim Schmitmeyer

“Make straight the way of the Lord! “Prepare a highway for our God!” That’s the theme of today’s sermon from St. John the Baptist; a...

susan mcgurgan

Nov 30, 20213 min read

A Homiletical Exegesis: Luke 3:1-6 Second Sunday of Advent, Year C ~ Rev. Richard Eslinger

The Third Evangelist begins his birth narratives by simply locating these events and Divine purposes: “In the days of King Herod of Judea...

susan mcgurgan

Nov 30, 20218 min read

A Homiletic Exegesis for Advent 1 C: Luke 21:25, 34-36 Rev. Richard Eslinger

Reflecting ancient church tradition, the First Sunday of Advent focuses primarily on the Second Advent of Christ when God will come and...

susan mcgurgan

Nov 23, 20218 min read

The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe B ~ Rev. Richard Eslinger

The trial scene is so familiar—Jesus there before Pilate. Right off, Pilate raises the big question: “Are you the King of the Jews?” ...

susan mcgurgan

Nov 15, 20215 min read

33rd Sunday OT B ~ "Carry the Fire" ~ Rev. Jim Schmitmeyer

At that time there shall arise Michael, the great prince; it shall be a time unsurpassed in distress. But those whose names are written...

susan mcgurgan

Nov 8, 20213 min read

32nd Sunday OT B ~ "Clatter and Clink" ~ Rev. Richard Eslinger

Jesus was once again in the Temple during that Holy Week. He was sitting and watching people tossing their offerings into large brass...

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Nov 1, 20216 min read

31 Sunday OT B ~ "Mirror, Mirror" ~ Susan McGurgan

When I was a girl, I hated my hair. Seriously... Hated it. You see, when I was growing up, every girl dreamed of looking like Peggy...

susan mcgurgan

Oct 25, 20214 min read

30th Sunday OT B ~ "Hawkeye vs. Scaredy-Cat" ~ Rev. Jim Schmitmeyer

Last week’s gospel focused on two apostles who were brothers, James and John. They were known as the Sons of Thunder. Today we encounter...

susan mcgurgan

Oct 18, 20213 min read

29th Sunday OT B ~ "The Cup of True Love" ~ Rev. Jim Schmitmeyer

Some people live their lives with a sense of dread. The world they inhabit feels unpredictable and unsafe. Even on sunny days, they scan...

susan mcgurgan

Oct 11, 20212 min read

28th Sunday OT B ~ "Camels and Needles and Loopholes" ~ Susan McGurgan

It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. Ever since Jesus...

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Oct 4, 20215 min read

27 OT B "Partners" ~ Rev. Richard Eslinger

James Weldon Johnson tells the backdrop of our creation story in the voice of the folk tradition of African American preachers: He looked...

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Sep 27, 20215 min read

26 OT B ~ "My Lord, Stop Them!" ~ Susan McGurgan

He’s not one of us, Jesus. They’re outside the tent, Moses. She’s in a different parish, Father. My Lord, stop them! There is something...

susan mcgurgan

Sep 20, 20213 min read

25 OT B ~ "Do you Like Strawberries?" ~ Rev. Jim Schmitmeyer

“He stood the child in their midst, and said to his disciples, ‘Whoever receives a child such as this in my name, welcomes me.’” We’ve...

susan mcgurgan

Sep 13, 20212 min read

24th OT B ~ "Who?" ~ Susan McGurgan

But who do you say that I am? She had gone to church her whole life. The flicker of candles and the smell of beeswax; the light glancing...

susan mcgurgan

Sep 6, 20213 min read

Christmas, 2021 ~ Rev. Jim Schmitmeyer

4th Sunday of Advent C "Go to the Place called, "Barren" ~ Susan McGurgan

A Homiletical Exegesis; Fourth Sunday of Advent, Year C Luke 1:39-45 ~ Rev. Richard Eslinger

Homiletical Exegesis 3rd Sunday of Advent C ~Luke 3:10-18~ Rev. Richard Eslinger

3rd Sunday of Advent C ~ "From "Not Worthy" to "Worthwhile" ~ Rev. Jim Schmitmeyer

3rd Sunday of Advent C ~ "Playing with Fire" ~ Susan McGurgan

Second Sunday of Advent C ~ “A Highway for Our God” ~ Fr. Jim Schmitmeyer

A Homiletical Exegesis: Luke 3:1-6 Second Sunday of Advent, Year C ~ Rev. Richard Eslinger

A Homiletic Exegesis for Advent 1 C: Luke 21:25, 34-36 Rev. Richard Eslinger

The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe B ~ Rev. Richard Eslinger

33rd Sunday OT B ~ "Carry the Fire" ~ Rev. Jim Schmitmeyer

32nd Sunday OT B ~ "Clatter and Clink" ~ Rev. Richard Eslinger

31 Sunday OT B ~ "Mirror, Mirror" ~ Susan McGurgan

30th Sunday OT B ~ "Hawkeye vs. Scaredy-Cat" ~ Rev. Jim Schmitmeyer

29th Sunday OT B ~ "The Cup of True Love" ~ Rev. Jim Schmitmeyer

28th Sunday OT B ~ "Camels and Needles and Loopholes" ~ Susan McGurgan

27 OT B "Partners" ~ Rev. Richard Eslinger

26 OT B ~ "My Lord, Stop Them!" ~ Susan McGurgan

25 OT B ~ "Do you Like Strawberries?" ~ Rev. Jim Schmitmeyer

24th OT B ~ "Who?" ~ Susan McGurgan

What's New?

New Position for Susan McGurgan
Susan is now the Director of the Preach All Ways Lilly Compelling Preaching Grant and Associate Professor of Theology at Marian University, Indianapolis.

20 OT B ~ "A Deeper Union with Christ" ~ Rev. Benjamin Roberts, D.Min. ~Preach This Week

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Christmas, 2021 ~ Rev. Jim Schmitmeyer

4th Sunday of Advent C "Go to the Place called, "Barren" ~ Susan McGurgan

A Homiletical Exegesis; Fourth Sunday of Advent, Year C Luke 1:39-45 ~ Rev. Richard Eslinger

Homiletical Exegesis 3rd Sunday of Advent C ~Luke 3:10-18~ Rev. Richard Eslinger

3rd Sunday of Advent C ~ "From "Not Worthy" to "Worthwhile" ~ Rev. Jim Schmitmeyer

3rd Sunday of Advent C ~ "Playing with Fire" ~ Susan McGurgan

Second Sunday of Advent C ~ “A Highway for Our God” ~ Fr. Jim Schmitmeyer

A Homiletical Exegesis: Luke 3:1-6 Second Sunday of Advent, Year C ~ Rev. Richard Eslinger

A Homiletic Exegesis for Advent 1 C: Luke 21:25, 34-36 Rev. Richard Eslinger

The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe B ~ Rev. Richard Eslinger

33rd Sunday OT B ~ "Carry the Fire" ~ Rev. Jim Schmitmeyer

32nd Sunday OT B ~ "Clatter and Clink" ~ Rev. Richard Eslinger

31 Sunday OT B ~ "Mirror, Mirror" ~ Susan McGurgan

30th Sunday OT B ~ "Hawkeye vs. Scaredy-Cat" ~ Rev. Jim Schmitmeyer

29th Sunday OT B ~ "The Cup of True Love" ~ Rev. Jim Schmitmeyer

28th Sunday OT B ~ "Camels and Needles and Loopholes" ~ Susan McGurgan

27 OT B "Partners" ~ Rev. Richard Eslinger

26 OT B ~ "My Lord, Stop Them!" ~ Susan McGurgan

25 OT B ~ "Do you Like Strawberries?" ~ Rev. Jim Schmitmeyer

24th OT B ~ "Who?" ~ Susan McGurgan

What's New?

New Position for Susan McGurgan Susan is now the Director of the Preach All Ways Lilly Compelling Preaching Grant and Associate Professor of Theology at Marian University, Indianapolis. 20 OT B ~ "A Deeper Union with Christ" ~ Rev. Benjamin Roberts, D.Min. ~Preach This Week

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New Position for Susan McGurgan
Susan is now the Director of the Preach All Ways Lilly Compelling Preaching Grant and Associate Professor of Theology at Marian University, Indianapolis.

20 OT B ~ "A Deeper Union with Christ" ~ Rev. Benjamin Roberts, D.Min. ~Preach This Week