Lectionary Levity by Ian S Markham

Lectionary Levity by Ian S Markham

Spanning all 3 years of the lectionary cycle, this book provides a welcome tool for the renewal of preaching from the gospel readings. In a concise, uniform, and simple format, the authors provide a thematic summary of the gospel, list several possible points for preaching, and offer a humorous story for the week that illumines the deeper meaning of the biblical text. Lectionary Levity also functions as a practical manual on how to use humor in preaching and allows the reader to view the gospel in a different light so as to enliven the worship experience. A treasure trove of biblical insights, homiletical helps, and just good humor!

"What a fresh tool to add to the preacher's toolboxFor all the seriousness with which we Christians take our faith and worship, Christian faith is at heart a divine comedy in which our lives ultimately rest in the hands of a loving God."
— The Rev. Dr. Samuel T. Lloyd III, Rector, Trinity Church, Boston, Retired

"Good sermons use humor to catch the congregation's attention and make a profound point. . . . With this wise and whimsical guide to the lectionary at their side, no preacher need ever preach a humorless sermon again."
— Jane Shaw, Dean for Religious Life, Stanford University

"Lectionary Levity may sound like an oxymoron. To suggest that humor, as found in Jesus's words and teaching, belongs to God's own self and therefore has its place in the pulpit may seem irreverent to some. Ian Markham, however, makes a strong case for the use of humor in preaching. Laughter and a well-chosen and skillfully told joke in the course of a sermon can be revelatory."
— Frank T. Griswold, 25th Presiding Bishop, The Episcopal Church

Ian S. Makham is the Dean and President of Virginia Theological Seminary and a Professor of Theology and Ethics. He is the author of numerous books, including Against Atheism and An Introduction to Ministry (co-written with Oran Warder). His awards include the Robertson Fellow; Claggett Fellow attached to Washington National Cathedral; Frank Woods Fellow at Trinity College, Melbourne; and F. D. Maurice Lectures at King’s College, London. He lives in Alexandria, Virginia. Samantha Gottlich is a graduate of Virginia Theological Seminary and active in ordained ministry in the Episcopal Diocese of Texas. She is the coauthor of Faith Rules: An Episcopal Manual. Jay Sidebotham serves as Director of RenewalWorks, a ministry of Forward Movement. A graduate of Union Seminary, New York, and ordained to the priesthood in 1990, he has served in parishes in New York, Washington, North Carolina, Rhode Island, and Illinois. Throughout his ministry, he has had a deep commitment to making the Bible accessible to people of all ages, and cartoons have been one of the primary ways he has accomplished that.

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ISBN 13	9780819233578
ISBN 10	0819233579
Title	Lectionary Levity
Author	Ian S Markham
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Church Publishing Inc
Year published	2017-11-02
Number of pages	304
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