Most pastors agree that certain funerals can test them most in preaching. It isn’t easy to provide a message of comfort, wisdom, and hope.
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Each of the speakers revealed the angst they’d endured overnight as reality set in and the victory was handed to Trump. Many of the themes on which they landed involved Biblical themes of faith in times of uncertainty and anxiety. Brookins suggested that pastors first take careful account of the people to whom they’ll be preaching — their immediate and local context. It’s also worth remembering that courts provided protection during the Civil Rights Movement, blocked right-wing attempts to ban abortion in every state, and halted the immediate deportation of undocumented immigrants.
“The title of choice would be, ‘All for Barabbas, Stand up and Holler,’” he said. “With multiple chances given to change their minds, they stuck with Barabbas.” Retired Bishop Vashti Murphy McKenzie, president of the National Council of Churches, said it’s jarring to see the majority celebrate a moment when so many feel despair. But the journey, she said, “is not defined by a single moment or a single outcome.”
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