James Howell's Weekly Preaching Notions

Thursday, August 20, 2026

What can we say October 4? 19th after Pentecost

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   World Communion Sunday - and the feast day of St. Francis. How perfect! So many themes from Francis's life to lift up and ponder on s...
Wednesday, August 19, 2026

What can we say October 11? 20th after Pentecost

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      I cannot decide whether to preach on the Epistle, which is so dense, in the rich sort of way, or the longer, revealing narrative of ou...
Tuesday, August 18, 2026

What can we say October 18? 21st after Pentecost

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    Hard to select among such texts. 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 has the intriguing offer for readers to look into “what kind of people we are,”...
Monday, August 17, 2026

What can we say October 25? 22nd after Pentecost

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  If you’re attending to Reformation Sunday, we have great texts!    Deuteronomy 34:1-12 . I preached on this last go round … One of many ...
Sunday, August 16, 2026

What can we say November 1? All Saints Day

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   After many years, All Saints day actually falls on a Sunday! – and as I write this weeks in advance, we are preparing for the possibili...
Saturday, August 15, 2026

What can we say November 8? 24th after Pentecost

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   I wonder how these texts will play the Sunday after a hotly contested election - and what mood people will be. I suspect they all speak, ...
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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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