William Brosend is Professor of New Testament and Preaching for the School of Theology at The University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee. He joins Ben Hall to discuss his book, "Preaching Truth in ...

Only famous Bible stories get their own camp songs, and the trial of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego in the fiery furnace by Nebuchadnezzar is one of them. The names are repeated no less than seven ...

Fifty-eight years ago, people in power condemned an Episcopal minister for addressing the president of the United States about a public policy issue during a sermon. The Rev. Cotesworth Pinckney Lewis ...

A young man approached me after I'd preached on Mark 8:34 ("If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me"). I'd quoted Bonhoeffer: "When Jesus calls a man, ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. "It's a writer's job to tell the truth," John Updike once said in an interview. I think one might say the same thing about ...

There was a special buzz in the air at the Washington National Cathedral this past Sunday. It was the first Sunday following the sermon heard around the world, when Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde became a ...

A prominent Catholic media expert has called on Catholics to become "modern missionaries" by "proclaiming truth and the Good News" through the media armed with both "knowledge and commitment." They ...

“If you remain in my word. You will truly be my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free” (John 11:15). Dn 3:14-20, 91-92, 95; Jn 8:31-42 Today’s first reading from the ...