James Howell's Weekly Preaching Notions

Thursday, January 1, 2026

What can we say May 17? Easter 7

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    Acts 1:1-14 has the virtue of serving as Easter 7’s reading, but also the lection for Ascension Day (May 18). Were I to hold a Thursday...

What can we say May 24? The Day of Pentecost

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    For lots of our folks it's not the Day of Pentecost, but Memorial Day. How to give a nod to the day without it overwhelming the Gosp...

What can we say May 31? Trinity Sunday

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      It’s Trinity Sunday – not a day for theological explication in the preaching setting, but in worship. Trinity isn’t a thing; it is in ...

What can we say June 7? 2nd after Pentecost

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        Genesis 12:1-9 is a great text, one of the key turning points in the Old Testament – or we should say in God’s history with the wor...

What can we say June 14? 3rd after Pentecost

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      Genesis 18:1-15 (21:1-7) . I love the charming and ancient fresco in Ravenna depicting the visit of the three strangers to Abraham and...
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James C. Howell
I’m pastor of Myers Park United Methodist Church in Charlotte, NC, and I also teach preaching and ministry at Duke Divinity School as an adjunct. I write regular inspirational/ educational pieces you’ll find here, reviews of books pertinent to faith today and ministry, and I love to be part of conversations about life with God and in the world among Christians and clergy. Lots more on my web site, www.revjameshowell.com
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