Between Advents

This volume is the newest installment in Bruce Taylor's collection of sermons written to match the Revised Common Lectionary. Its messages cover the Sunday and major feast day readings of Year C, beginning with Advent and carrying through the Easter season.

The Gospel readings for this half of the church year come from Luke. Across these sermons, Taylor returns to three recurring concerns: unity among Christians of different traditions, the history and continuing relevance of the church, and the personal responsibility each believer has to follow Christ.

The book also includes a set of story sermons that show how narrative preaching can work alongside lectionary texts. A closing appendix presents a message given at a high school baccalaureate held shortly after the United States military invasion of Iraq, one that departs from the assigned readings.

It is written for preachers and for people who read devotionally. Readers are invited to reflect on the appointed Scriptures while exploring the sacramental character of worship across the liturgical year.