It’s Sunday morning

by Will Braun, Editor

Archival photo courtesy Graham Naylor.

WE INVITED YOU TO step up to the pulpit. To pound, inspire, pontificate, entertain, console or beseech. And here they are: 30 sermons you won’t hear next Sunday at the church down the road.

Most of the 30 are entries in our sermon contest, or excerpts of entries. We threw in a few of our favourite sermonizers as well, and then added a bunch of photos from our Holy Moly photo contest. (Sermon and photo winners are noted.)

You’ll find restaurant religion, laundry line inspiration, a blinding fake light, the last dumpstered supper, nifty guidance from preaching manuals of yesteryear, and a break down of mega-sermons from the continent’s biggest churches.

And while we’re presenting the convictions of out-churched, would-be preachers we thought we would look at conviction itself, in particular, religious conviction. With atheism on the rise – à la Dawkins , Harris, Hitchens et al. – and religion wreaking unholy havoc around the world, what are those of us in the middle to do? We’ve included a number of pieces that explore belief and disbelief, asking whether religion is good for the world (see the conviction confliction sermon and the indictment of certainty sermon.

. . . Sit back and imagine you’re in church. As the preacher heads for the pulpit, more people than usual clear their throats. It’s a Sunday like no other. [Taken from the intro to Geez 10, Summer 2008. Subscription info here. ]

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