Author: Suzanne Nicholson
In Peace: An Advent Benediction by Suzanne Nicholson
December 2, 2020
Go in peace,Remembering that the Christ who was King and is King and will forever be KingWas born not to…
Strength in Ephesians: The Body, the Armor, the Power by Suzanne Nicholson
November 9, 2020
If you’ve been part of a marching band, you know how intricate the planning is for halftime. I spent the…
Answers in the Darkness: A Prayer by Suzanne Nicholson
November 13, 2019
And so you teach me:
Certainty has become my idol.
Predictability.
Expectations met.
That looks like faith to me:
I ask, knowing that you can.
Checking Your Blind Spots: Preaching in the Gaps by Suzanne Nicholson
July 24, 2019
Preachers tend to have favorite passages and topics for preaching and teaching. If you don’t preach from the Revised Common Lectionary each week, it can be easy to fall into predictable patterns that limit your congregation’s exposure to the full range of God’s Word. We all have blind spots, and it’s worth asking where we might be missing the opportunity to address a pressing need.
Which Story Will You Tell? by Suzanne Nicholson
May 15, 2019
And the soldiers—the protectors of civil order— decide to bury the truth. They take their bribe and the promise of protection from Pilate’s wrath, and they toe the party line. They protect the power of a broken world.But the women—the ones with little influence, the ones who are least likely to be believed—they run from the empty tomb with great joy. It is only as they are obedient to the angel’s command that Jesus himself appears to them.
Suffering Through Thanksgiving by Suzanne Nicholson
November 22, 2018
This is the time of year when advertisements inundate us with images of happy families gloriously celebrating the holidays. Women…
Leaders in the Bible (Who Happen to Be Women) by Suzanne Nicholson
August 23, 2018
I recently spoke with a young woman who was thinking about leaving the Christian university she was attending. She was on…
Preach What You Practice: The Importance of Expository Preaching by Suzanne Nicholson
May 23, 2018
It has become cliché to tell people to practice what they preach—that is, to live according to their words. But…
Leaders in the Bible (Who Happen to Be Women) Part II by Suzanne Nicholson
January 17, 2018
We need to regularly preach these stories (and others) to remind our congregations that the most important qualification for leading God’s people is not a Y-chromosome, but a faithful heart.
Let’s Not Pretend Our Vision is 20/20 by Suzanne Nicholson
January 8, 2018
The problem with assuming we know the details is that often reality differs significantly. Then it becomes easy to question our calling.