Epiphany 5 C: Lots to Love

Luke 5:1-11 Dear Partner in Preaching, When I taught preaching, one of the most frequent words of counsel I would give students was just this: hug the details. Pay attention to what sticks out to you in the biblical narrative. Notice what grabs your attention. And, in particular, focus on those elements of the story that you just plain love or find absolutely vexing. Because at those places of great joy and challenge you’ll most often find your sermon. That was easy advice to follow this week, as I absolutely love this story, and there are a lot of details that bring me joy. So I thought I would simply share some of those,...

John 21:1-6

After these things Jesus showed himself again to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias; and he showed himself in this way. Gathered there together were Simon Peter, Thomas called the Twin, Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples. Simon Peter said to...