By Rafael Reyes III

LIVE: Youth Bible Catholic Edition is the first ever bible created by teens for teens. Based on the New Revised Standard Version (NRSV), LIVE offers an interactive space not only to read, but to respond to the scripture in a new and dynamic way. LIVE contains content created by teens, as well as a space to reflect, draw, and interact with scripture. It includes thought provoking questions and activities that can help teens discover how God is involved in their lives, as well as how they can live out their faith at home, school, parish and community.

This issue of The Living Pulpit concerns itself with the ancient practice of jubilee. Various perspectives on the subject are presented, examined and applied. I hope that you find the content and complexity of the topic stimulating to your own thinking and that you will be excited about the prospects that this theme has for preaching in the 21st century.

Rev. Dr. George D. McClain

This sermon provides a good example of the art of preaching and is shared with our readers for instruction and encouragement.

By Rev. Dr. Keith Russell

Reflections on the Lectionary Readings for July

By Rev. Dr. William J. Sappenfield

Reflections on the Lectionary Reading for September

Tania Oldenhage

Reflections on the Lectionary Readings for August

by Kimberly Credit

“And Jesus went all about Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people”-Mt. 4:23