A gallery of New Testament rogues: From Herod to Satan

Religion & Spirituality

Bodo, John R.

Christian Books & Bibles

Westminster Press

When the problem of what to preach next Sunday raises its frowning head, solve it by calling on one of the hundreds of biblical characters standing in line at your study door, nearly beating it down with their clamorous ""Take me! Take me!"". Preaching on biblical personalities has an irresistible appeal, because audiences are more interested in people than in anything else. Jesus himself preached mainly about people (""a certain man had two sons ...""); so there's no excuse for making the Gospel dull -- and with the help of Bodo's book, preachers can add spice to the pulpit fare they serve up week after strenuous week. A Hitler refugee of Jewish ancestry, John R. Bodo was baptized Christian and graduated from the Lutheran Gymnasium in Budapest, Hungary, and the University of Geneva (Switzerland). He earned his M.Div. degree from Union Theological Seminary. The author of several books, Bodo served as the pastor of Presbyterian churches in New Jersey, California, Washington, Utah, Iowa, and Ohio, and has also been Chairman of the Department of Practical Theology at San Francisco Theological Seminary and Chaplain and Professor of Religion at McAlester College in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Who They Really Were

CSS Publishing Company

Sourcebook of Worship Resources (Vol 1)

Hammond, Heather E.

Peacock, Larry J.

Communication Resources

His experiences as a refugee from Nazi-dominated Hungary convinced John R. Bodo that there is just one Gospel, indivisible, personal, and social, and that 'mixing religion and politics' is part of a pastor's prophetic responsibility. This book is Bodo's spiritual autobiography, and based on twenty-one sermons preached over the last half-century, Bodo presents in biblical and theological perspective many controversial public issues which continue to engage and sharply divide Americans.Commitment to the freedom of the pulpit and to responsible prophetic preaching has marked Bodo's entire ministry. Prophet on the Payroll illustrates Bodo's lifelong struggle to apply the justice and compassion of Jesus to some of the toughest issues facing post-industrial, multi-cultural, modern America.

Prophet on the Payroll: When Pulpit and Pew Clash

Ragged Edge Pr

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