Beth Herrinton-Hodge

Beth Herrinton-Hodge is a Certified Christian Educator and Teaching Elder (Minister) in the Presbyterian Church (USA). She is currently the director of the Academic Support Center at Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary. Beth is a graduate of Ohio University, Presbyterian School of Christian Education, and San Francisco Theological Seminary, and she has served churches in Virginia, North Carolina, California, Ohio, and Maine. She contracts with the PC(USA) to write The Present Word adult church school curriculum and is the PC(USA) member on the Committee on the Uniform Series (CUS) with the National Council of Churches of Christ, USA. Beth and her husband, Rev. Jay Hodge, live in Shelbyville, Kentucky. They parent teen and tween daughters and three black rescue dogs.

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The Immediate Word

Make America Great -- Anew -- Matthew 5:38-48, 1 Corinthians 3:10-11, 16-23, Leviticus 19:1-2, 9-18 -- Beth Herrinton-Hodge, Dean Feldmeyer, Ron Love, Mary Austin, George Reed, Christopher Keating -- Epiphany 7 | Ordinary Time 7 - A -- 2017

In this week’s lectionary gospel reading, Jesus suggests that following traditional precepts like “a

Can These Bones Live? -- John 11:1-45, Ezekiel 37:1-14, Psalm 130, Romans 8:6-11 -- Christopher Keating, Dean Feldmeyer, Ron Love, Mary Austin, George Reed, Beth Herrinton-Hodge -- Fifth Sunday in Lent - A -- 2017

For nearly a decade and a half, Iraq has been wracked by violence and conflict.

Meeting Jesus Again -- Luke 24:13-35, Acts 2:14a, 36-41, 1 Peter 1:17-23, Psalm 116:1-4, 12-19 -- Dean Feldmeyer, Mary Austin, Ron Love, Christopher Keating, George Reed, Beth Herrinton-Hodge -- Third Sunday of Easter - A -- 2017

In this week’s lectionary gospel reading, two disciples walking to Emmaus encounter a fellow travele

Opening The Door, Being The Door -- John 10:1-10, 1 Peter 2:19-25, Acts 2:42-47, Psalm 23 -- Mary Austin, Christopher Keating, Dean Feldmeyer, Ron Love, George Reed, Beth Herrinton-Hodge -- Fourth Sunday of Easter - A -- 2017

This Sunday’s lectionary readings are centered on the themes of sheep and shepherds -- Psalm 23 tell

Stephen's Stoning As Capital Punishment -- Acts 7:55-60, 1 Peter 2:2-10, John 14:1-14, Psalm 31:1-5, 15-16 -- Beth Herrinton-Hodge, Dean Feldmeyer, Mary Austin, Ron Love, George Reed, Christopher Keating -- Fifth Sunday of Easter - A -- 2017

The state of Arkansas’s

Standing On The Promises -- John 14:15-21, 1 Peter 3:13-22, Acts 17:22-31, Psalm 66:8-20 -- Christopher Keating, Dean Feldmeyer, Ron Love, Mary Austin, George Reed, Beth Herrinton-Hodge -- Sixth Sunday of Easter - A -- 2017

In the lectionary text from the gospel of John for the sixth Sunday of Easter, Jesus promises the di

All Together Now -- Acts 2:1-21, John 20:19-23, 1 Corinthians 12:3b-13, Psalm 104:24-34, 35b -- Mary Austin, Christopher Keating, Ron Love, Dean Feldmeyer, George Reed, Beth Herrinton-Hodge -- Day of Pentecost - A -- 2017

The account of the day of Pentecost in the book of Acts opens with a seemingly unimportant detail --

Living As One -- Acts 1:6-14, John 17:1-11, Psalm 68:1-10, 32-35 -- Dean Feldmeyer, Christopher Keating, Mary Austin, Ron Love, George Reed, Beth Herrinton-Hodge -- Seventh Sunday of Easter - A -- 2017

This week’s lectionary passage from Acts describes the reaction of the disciples to Jesus’ ascension

Saints On A Train -- Genesis 1:1--2:4a, Matthew 28:16-20, 2 Corinthians 13:11-13 -- Beth Herrinton-Hodge, Dean Feldmeyer, Mary Austin, Ron Love, George Reed, Christopher Keating -- Trinity Sunday | 1st Sunday after Pentecost - A -- 2017

While the world copes with another apparent terrorist attack in London, a recent incident on a

Keep Calm And Hope On -- Matthew 9:35--10:8 (9-23), Romans 5:1-8, Genesis 18:1-15 (21:1-7), Psalm 116:1-2, 12-19 -- Christopher Keating, Dean Feldmeyer, Ron Love, Mary Austin, George Reed, Beth Herrinton-Hodge -- Proper 6 | Ordinary Time 11 - A -- 2017

Less than three months after a similar coordinated

Do I Have To Invite Jesus Over For Thanksgiving? -- Matthew 10:24-39, Romans 6:1b-11, Genesis 21:8-21, Psalm 86:1-10, 16-17 -- Mary Austin, Christopher Keating, Ron Love, George Reed, Beth Herrinton-Hodge -- Proper 7 | Ordinary Time 12 - A -- 2017

With our headlines full of news about violent attacks fueled by hatred and revenge -- both in

Faith In The Face Of Loss -- Matthew 10:40-42, Romans 6:12-23, Jeremiah 28:5-9, Genesis 22:1-14 -- Beth Herrinton-Hodge, Mary Austin, Dean Feldmeyer, Ron Love, George Reed, Christopher Keating -- Proper 8 | Ordinary Time 13 - A -- 2017

In this week’s lectionary text from Genesis, Abraham faces the most extreme test many of us could po

Addicted To Sin -- Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30, Romans 7:15-25a, Genesis 24:34-38, 42-49, 58-67, Psalm 45:10-17 -- Dean Feldmeyer, Beth Herrinton-Hodge, Ron Love, Mary Austin, George Reed, Christopher Keating -- Proper 9 | Ordinary Time 14 - A -- 2017

In this week’s lectionary text from Romans, Paul laments his inability to completely live up to the

Fertile Grounds: Birthrights And Kingdom Privileges -- Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23, Genesis 25:19-34, Romans 8:1-11 -- Christopher Keating, Dean Feldmeyer, Mary Austin, George Reed, Beth Herrinton-Hodge -- Proper 10 | Ordinary Time 15 - A -- 2017

This week’s primary Old Testament lectionary text brings us the story of Jacob trading away his birt

Paved With Good Intentions -- Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43, Romans 8:12-25, Genesis 28:10-19a, Psalm 139:1-12, 23-24 -- Dean Feldmeyer, Beth Herrinton-Hodge, Mary Austin, Ron Love, George Reed, Christopher Keating -- Proper 11 | Ordinary Time 16 - A -- 2017

In this week’s lectionary gospel text, Jesus tells a parable about workers anxious to rid a field of

Secrets And Lies -- Genesis 29:15-28, Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52, Romans 8:26-39 -- Mary Austin, Christopher Keating, Ron Love, Dean Feldmeyer, George Reed, Beth Herrinton-Hodge -- Proper 12 | Ordinary Time 17 - A -- 2017

We all have secrets -- things that we would rather keep hidden from others...

Faith In A Stormy Sea -- Matthew 14:22-33, Genesis 37:1-4, 12-28, Romans 10:5-15 -- Beth Herrinton-Hodge -- Proper 14 | Ordinary Time 19 - A -- 2017

The last few months have been chaotic ones -- both in Washington and around the world.

The Double-Dog Dare Days Of August -- Matthew 15:(10-20) 21-28, Genesis 45:1-15, Romans 11:1-2a, 29-32, Psalm 133 -- Christopher Keating, Dean Feldmeyer, Mary Austin, Ron Love, George Reed, Beth Herrinton-Hodge -- Proper 15 | Ordinary Time 20 - A -- 2017

The world was put on edge last week, as

Who... Who Are You? -- Matthew 16:13-20, Romans 12:1-8, Exodus 1:8--2:10, Isaiah 51:1-6 -- Mary Austin, Christopher Keating, Ron Love, Dean Feldmeyer, George Reed, Beth Herrinton-Hodge -- Proper 16 | Ordinary Time 21 - A -- 2017

In the wake of the

Stale Bread and Sour Wine -- Matthew 16:21-28, Romans 12:9-21, Exodus 3:1-15, Jeremiah 15:15-21 -- Dean Feldmeyer, Beth Herrinton-Hodge, Mary Austin, Ron Love, George Reed, Christopher Keating -- Proper 17 | Ordinary Time 22 - A -- 2017

In this week’s lectionary gospel text, Jesus tells the disciples that “those who want to save their

Love in Action -- Romans 13:8-14, Matthew 18:15-20, Exodus 12:1-14, Ezekiel 33:7-11, Psalm 119:33-40 -- Beth Herrinton-Hodge, Mary Austin, Ron Love, Christopher Keating, George Reed, Dean Feldmeyer -- Proper 18 | Ordinary Time 23 - A -- 2017

In this week’s lectionary epistle text, Paul echoes Jesus when he says that the commandments can be

The Right Thing -- Matthew 3:13-17, Psalm 29, Acts 10:34-43, Isaiah 42:1-9 -- Dean Feldmeyer, Christopher Keating, Mary Austin, Robin Lostetter, Ron Love, George Reed, Beth Herrinton-Hodge -- The Baptism of our Lord | Epiphany 1 | Ordinary Time 1 - A -- 2017

Matthew’s brief account of Jesus’ baptism seems curious in a way -- John the Baptist seems quite amb

Singing Songs and Rising Waters -- Matthew 18:21-35, Exodus 14:19-31, Romans 14:1-12 -- Christopher Keating, Ron Love, George Reed, Dean Feldmeyer, Mary Austin, Beth Herrinton-Hodge -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - A -- 2017

With barely a chance to catch their breath after reporting on the catastrophic flooding caused in Te

Thinking Globally, Acting Locally -- Isaiah 49:1-7, Psalm 40:1-11, 1 Corinthians 1:1-9, John 1:29-42 -- Christopher Keating, Beth Herrinton-Hodge, Ron Love, Dean Feldmeyer, Mary Austin, George Reed, Robin Lostetter -- Epiphany 2 | Ordinary Time 2 - A -- 2017

The prophet Isaiah begins this week’s Old Testament lection with a clarion call to the Israelites: “

Cash, Credit, or Your Life? -- Matthew 21:23-32, Philippians 2:1-13, Exodus 17:1-7 -- Mary Austin, Ron Love, Dean Feldmeyer, Christopher Keating, George Reed, Beth Herrinton-Hodge -- Proper 22 | Ordinary Time 27 - A -- 2017

In this week’s lectionary gospel passage, Jesus tells a curious parable about greedy vineyard tenant

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The Immediate Word

In this week’s lectionary gospel reading, Jesus suggests that following traditional precepts like “a

For nearly a decade and a half, Iraq has been wracked by violence and conflict.

In this week’s lectionary gospel reading, two disciples walking to Emmaus encounter a fellow travele

This Sunday’s lectionary readings are centered on the themes of sheep and shepherds -- Psalm 23 tell

The state of Arkansas’s

In the lectionary text from the gospel of John for the sixth Sunday of Easter, Jesus promises the di

While the world copes with another apparent terrorist attack in London, a recent incident on a

Less than three months after a similar coordinated

With our headlines full of news about violent attacks fueled by hatred and revenge -- both in

In this week’s lectionary text from Romans, Paul laments his inability to completely live up to the

This week’s primary Old Testament lectionary text brings us the story of Jacob trading away his birt

In this week’s lectionary gospel text, Jesus tells a parable about workers anxious to rid a field of

We all have secrets -- things that we would rather keep hidden from others...

Faith In A Stormy Sea -- Matthew 14:22-33, Genesis 37:1-4, 12-28, Romans 10:5-15 -- Beth Herrinton-Hodge -- Proper 14 | Ordinary Time 19 - A -- 2017

The last few months have been chaotic ones -- both in Washington and around the world.

The world was put on edge last week, as

In the wake of the

In this week’s lectionary gospel text, Jesus tells the disciples that “those who want to save their

In this week’s lectionary epistle text, Paul echoes Jesus when he says that the commandments can be

With barely a chance to catch their breath after reporting on the catastrophic flooding caused in Te

In this week’s lectionary gospel passage, Jesus tells a curious parable about greedy vineyard tenant

What Belongs to God? -- Matthew 22:15-22, Exodus 33:12-23, 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 -- Dean Feldmeyer, Christopher Keating, Mary Austin, Ron Love, George Reed, Beth Herrinton-Hodge -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - A -- 2017

In this week’s lectionary gospel text, the Pharisees scheme to trap Jesus with what in journalistic

Matthew’s brief account of Jesus’ baptism seems curious in a way -- John the Baptist seems quite amb

The prophet Isaiah begins this week’s Old Testament lection with a clarion call to the Israelites: “

An Ultimate Ultimatum -- Deuteronomy 30:15-20, Matthew 5:21-37, 1 Corinthians 3:1-9, Psalm 119:1-8 -- Dean Feldmeyer, Mary Austin, Christopher Keating, Ron Love, George Reed, Beth Herrinton-Hodge -- Epiphany 6 | Ordinary Time 6 - A -- 2017

In this week’s lectionary reading from the Hebrew scriptures, Moses confronts the Israelites with a

Cloud Theology -- Matthew 17:1-9, Exodus 24:12-18, 2 Peter 1:16-21, Psalm 2 -- Christopher Keating, Beth Herrinton-Hodge, Mary Austin, Ron Love, George Reed, Dean Feldmeyer -- Transfiguration Sunday - A -- 2017

In this week’s lectionary gospel reading, Jesus takes Peter, James, and John up a mountain -- and wh

Preaching

The Immediate Word

In this week’s lectionary gospel reading, Jesus suggests that following traditional precepts like “a

For nearly a decade and a half, Iraq has been wracked by violence and conflict.

In this week’s lectionary gospel reading, two disciples walking to Emmaus encounter a fellow travele

This Sunday’s lectionary readings are centered on the themes of sheep and shepherds -- Psalm 23 tell

The state of Arkansas’s

In the lectionary text from the gospel of John for the sixth Sunday of Easter, Jesus promises the di

The account of the day of Pentecost in the book of Acts opens with a seemingly unimportant detail --

This week’s lectionary passage from Acts describes the reaction of the disciples to Jesus’ ascension

While the world copes with another apparent terrorist attack in London, a recent incident on a

Less than three months after a similar coordinated

With our headlines full of news about violent attacks fueled by hatred and revenge -- both in

In this week’s lectionary text from Genesis, Abraham faces the most extreme test many of us could po

In this week’s lectionary text from Romans, Paul laments his inability to completely live up to the

This week’s primary Old Testament lectionary text brings us the story of Jacob trading away his birt

We all have secrets -- things that we would rather keep hidden from others...

Faith In A Stormy Sea -- Matthew 14:22-33, Genesis 37:1-4, 12-28, Romans 10:5-15 -- Beth Herrinton-Hodge -- Proper 14 | Ordinary Time 19 - A -- 2017

The last few months have been chaotic ones -- both in Washington and around the world.

The world was put on edge last week, as

In the wake of the

In this week’s lectionary gospel text, Jesus tells the disciples that “those who want to save their

In this week’s lectionary epistle text, Paul echoes Jesus when he says that the commandments can be

With barely a chance to catch their breath after reporting on the catastrophic flooding caused in Te

Matthew’s brief account of Jesus’ baptism seems curious in a way -- John the Baptist seems quite amb

In this week’s lectionary gospel passage, Jesus tells a curious parable about greedy vineyard tenant

The prophet Isaiah begins this week’s Old Testament lection with a clarion call to the Israelites: “

In this week’s lectionary gospel text, the Pharisees scheme to trap Jesus with what in journalistic

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