A reader of my book The Little Way Of Ruthie Leming wrote to ask if I could e-mail him the passage in which my friend James Toney, a country preacher, eulogized his mother. He said he keeps lending ...

What makes a sermon good — or even great? An uplifting message? A fascinating back story? A quote from Scripture or a classic movie? This week’s clergy reveal the origins of their most memorable ...

An anthology of the best sermons of 1923-24 is now being collected and edited by Joseph Fort Newton, pastor of the Church of the Divine Paternity, Manhattan. The first volume is announced for ...

Senior pastor George Mason addresses the congregation during worship services Sunday at Wilshire Baptist Church in Dallas. Stewart F. House / Special Contributor George Mason led Wilshire Baptist ...

“Avenue Q” as a whole is one of the best sermons I have seen and heard in along time, but not in the traditional manner like the way sermons are given in churches Sunday after Sunday or whenever. It ...

Sermons are like fresh vegetables: best consumed close to the garden. They tend to lose their taste when packaged for the mass market. These sermons collected from the days after September 11 were ...

A sermon, per the Oxford Learner's Dictionary, is “a talk on a moral or religious subject, usually given by a religious leader during a service.” Sermons can be of different types and their delivery ...

Editor's note: Look for a sermon or lesson from Houston's diverse faiths every week in Belief. To submit a sermon, email [email protected]. The Talmud records a debate between the House of ...