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Preaching Advent in the Yet, but Not Yet

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By Amy McLaughlin-Sheasby, Scott Gibson, Lee Eclov, Matt Woodley Verified
| Monday Morning Preacher
Have you ever felt sad around Christmastime? Have you ever felt guilty for feeling sad around Christmastime? Take it from someone who has dealt with unseasonable melancholy for the better part of the last three decades: you are not alone. The “Christmas blues” can really hit me at any time, but I have noticed that it is especially pronounced during our annual Christmas Eve service. We gather together in a darkened sanctuary, illuminated by candlelight.
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Gospel of the Living Dead

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By Amy McLaughlin-Sheasby, Steve Luxa, Matt Woodley Verified, Anthony Delaney
| Monday Morning Preacher
Halloween has always fascinated me. Growing up, I knew plenty of families who abstained from the holiday on principle. They did not think it was proper for Christians to participate in a holiday that appeared to celebrate evil. But in my home, I came to associate the holiday with my mother’s whimsy and creativity. She would keep a large pot of hot cider simmering on the stove all day, while preparing our house for little visitors in costumes.
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Making Sense of Life's Storms: A How to Guide by Job

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By Amy McLaughlin-Sheasby
| Monday Morning Preacher
“Look at me and be appalled, and lay your hand upon your mouth.” Job 21:5 I have devoted the better part of the last ten years of my career to studying the Book of Job. Saint Jerome once compared interpreting Job to trying to catch an eel barehanded, saying, “If you close your hand to hold an eel or a little muraena, the more you squeeze it the sooner it escapes.” Job is difficult to grasp. I see in this enigmatic text an abundance of wisdom for the craft and theological practice of preaching.
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Proclamation and Power: Toward a Phenomenology of Preaching and Its Affects

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By Amy McLaughlin-Sheasby
| MDPI
1. Introduction What does preaching do? Where does its power reside? What effect does it have on hearers? As a homiletics professor, I have come to recognize that not every sermon will stir or induce noticeable or intense affective responses (though affects are always present and operative).1 Not every sermon will leave hearers with a sense of purpose or conviction to act.
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