Dear Fellow Preachers,
Unless you have been backpacking in the deepest wilds lately, you know that politics is bigger news than ever, and so do the people in your pews. That makes talking about religion and politics not only appropriate, but helpful. In this issue of The Immediate Word, team member David Leininger addresses this often-knotty subject, using the lectionary texts for August 8 as a basis.
Also included, as usual, are team comments, several illustrations, a complete set of worship resources, and a children's sermon.