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Preaching Paths 23 November 2025 Feast of the Reign of Christ, Yr C
Sally A Brown, Professor of Preaching Emerita, Princeton Theological Seminary Congregations may be perplexed to find that this year, the gospel text for the Feast of the Reign of Christ is the scene (and soundtrack) of Jesus’ crucifixion (Luke 23:33-43). Why not the story of Jesus’ Transfiguration, where he shines with otherworldly light (Lk 9:28-36),…
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Preaching Paths 16 November 2025 Proper 28C
Sally A Brown, Professor Emerita, Princeton Theological Seminary In today’s gospel reading (Luke 21:5-19), Jesus continues to teach a mixed crowd of disciples and other listeners in the magnificent Temple in Jerusalem, a building project of Rome’s appointee, Herod the Great. In Jesus’ time, its expansive outer courts and lavish embellishments were still under construction.…
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Sunday, 9th November 2025
St Luke 20:27-38 Jesus speaks of the resurrection 20:27 Some Sadducees, those who say there is no resurrection, came to him 20:28 and asked him a question: “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies leaving a wife but no children, the man shall marry the widow and raise up children for…
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Preaching Paths 9 November 2025 Proper 27C
Sally A Brown, Professor Emerita, Princeton Theological Seminary After several weeks of Luke’s action-filled parables and stories, today’s Gospel text, Luke 20:27-38, may strike some preachers—and their listeners!—as odd or simply irrelevant. To open a pathway to the pulpit, a first step is to review the setting and timing of the debate presented in this…
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Preaching Paths 2 November 2025 Proper 26C
Sally A. Brown, Professor Emerita, Princeton Theological Seminary Many in our pews will be familiar with the story of the diminutive, wealthy chief tax collector, Zaccheus, who runs past the crowd and climbs a sycamore tree to get a glimpse of Jesus. Preachers may also be familiar with the interpretive “fork in the road” that…
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26th October 2025, 20th Sunday after Pentecost
Luke 18:9-14 A Pharisee and tax collector pray 18:9 He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and regarded others with contempt: 18:10 “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 18:11 The Pharisee, standing by himself, was…
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Preaching Paths 26 October 2025, Proper 25C
Sally A. Brown, Professor Emerita, Princeton Theological Seminary Luke 18:9-14, another parable unique to Luke, continues the theme of prayer introduced in last week’s reading (18:1-8), but with a different emphasis. Last week’s reading underscored the need for steadfastness in prayer. This week, Jesus again sets side by side two contrasting individuals—this time, a law-observant…
Insights into Biblical Greek Grammar and Syntax 