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Preaching Paths 31 August 2025 Proper 17C
Sally A. Brown, Professor Emerita, Princeton Theological Seminary Preaching well from this week’s gospel reading (Luke 14: 1, 7-14) requires preachers to stay alert to the specific social customs and circumstances that provoke Jesus’ teaching on this occasion. More than any other gospel, Luke presents Jesus’ ministry as filled with table scenes and table-related teachings.…
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Preaching Paths, 24 August 2025, Proper 16C
Sally A. Brown, Professor Emerita, Princeton Theological Seminary Jesus’ healing of a bent-over woman at the synagogue on a Sabbath day is the subject of today’s dramatic Gospel text, Luke 13:10-17. Bent nearly double “by a spirit” for eighteen years, this woman’s field of vision is little more than the ground at her feet. She…
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Preaching Paths 17 August 2025 Proper 15C
Sally A. Brown, Professor Emerita, Princeton Theological Seminary Jesus’ themes in today’s reading, Luke 12: 49-56, signal a shift from a series of eschatologically-oriented admonitions and warnings to immediate concerns. Jesus addresses 1) the cleansing fire he shall bring to earth after he has undergone a dreaded “baptism;” 2) the conflict and division his message…
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10th August 2025,9th Sunday after Pentecost
St Luke 12:32-40 The treasure of the kingdom 12:32 “Do not be afraid, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom. 12:33 Sell your possessions and give alms. Make purses for yourselves that do not wear out, an unfailing treasure in heaven, where no thief comes near and no…
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Preaching Paths 3 August 2025
Sally A. Brown, Professor Emerita, Princeton Theological Seminary In today’s text (Luke 12:13-21), a man in the crowd calls out to Jesus, asking him to settle an inheritance dispute with his brother: “Tell him to divide the inheritance with me!” While it would not have been unusual for a respected rabbi to consider such a…
Insights into Biblical Greek Grammar and Syntax 