James Howell's Weekly Preaching Notions

Thursday, January 1, 2026

What can we say August 16? 12th after Pentecost

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         I cannot imagine why a preacher would forego the Old Testament lection for this Sunday – ever, but especially now, given the severe...

What can we say August 23? 13th after Pentecost

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     How to choose among these 3 stunning texts? I may touch on the Old Testament and Epistle, saving this chunk of the Gospel for next week...

What can we say August 30? 14th after Pentecost

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      Exodus 3:1-15 – the subject of my first long paper in seminary. I joked that the takeaway from this text was If you see a bush on fir...

What can we say September 6? 15th after Pentecost

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      Romans 13:8-14 . Rarely is a single text so pivotal in the life of one of our greatest saints – and so to preach on it? This is the pa...
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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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