How (If?) to Preach the Headlines of the Day: Guiding Wisdom for Preachers
These days, the headlines seem to come faster than ever, demanding more attention than ever.
When the news takes up so much social space, what's a preacher to do?
Many quote Karl Barth as saying,
"Preach with a Bible in one hand and a newspaper in the other."
Where would we even start?
Why don't we start with the wisdom of preachers who have wrestled with this very issue.
The first question is: Should we even preach on events of the day?
And if we do believe we should preach about current events, how do we go about it?
Discover what twenty-five preachers offer this conversation
Including:
Karl Barth
Walter Brueggeman
David Lose
Barbara Brown Taylor
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Tell me where you struggle about preaching on current events. I'd really like to know.
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Be Good News to Preach Good News,
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