Preaching Through the Year of Luke and reads the morning office—the

and reads the morning office—the ancient Christian service that praises God at the beginning of a new day

the importance of liturgy to Christian nurture

Farwell provides a basic introduction to the liturgy of the Episcopal Church

yet spiritually hungry society

Cheng argues that people need to be liberated from the traditional legal model of thinking about sin and grace as a violation of divine and natural laws in which grace is understood as the strength to refrain from violating such laws

Preaching Through the Year of Luke and reads the morning office—thePreaching Through the Year of Luke is the ninth in a series of books devoted to presenting examples of preaching excellence. These sermons, collected from the 1999 Preaching Excellence Program and from clergy nationwide, use biblical passages for the liturgical year C, which focuses on the Gospel of Luke. Sermons for the major holy days as well as a selection of Sundays throughout the year will be helpful to pastors preparing to preach, as well as