“Inside-Out Religion” – Acts 2:1-21; John 14:8-17 (Year C, Pentecost Sunday)

2025-05-31T11:41:11-04:00June 2nd, 2025|Lectionary Sermon Starters|

Read the Lectionary Texts   Fred Craddock once told the story of driving over to Anderson County to find a little church he’d served decades ago when he was a student pastor. It was a church that had been particularly difficult to deal with. As I recall the story, Fred went into a Deacon’s meeting where he proposed a new idea. The Oak Ridge National Labs was expanding and many new people were moving into the area. They were being housed in trailers not far from the church. Fred proposed that the church people call on the newcomers and [READ MORE]