Good preaching requires mastery of rhetoric, in particular the tools of repetition and organization. “Otherwise, they’re not gonna remember,” says John Baldovin, S.J. “This is a no-brainer, but ...

These were the words of John Wesley, from a letter written in 1739. It was a time when what it meant to be the church was to serve the members of one’s own congregation – typically persons who lived ...

Think of the company he’s keeping: Fred Rogers, C.S. Lewis and President Jimmy Carter. Rev. John Odegard from Grace Lutheran Church in Mankato will preach on Sunday at 7:15 a.m. on a nationally ...