Author Archives: Richard Guzman

Elijah and Obadiah

The sermon below is a preached version of an article I wrote long ago analyzing the story of the beginning of the prophet Elijah’s ministry.  That beginning is told in I Kings 17-19, and you can read the article (“Elijah: … Continue reading

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Elia Peattie: Instituted by Women

This is one of a large series devoted to Chicago writers.  These articles are expansions of ones written as introductions to two anthologies of Chicago writing I did: first, with David Starkey, Smokestacks and Skyscrapers, and second, my Black Writing … Continue reading

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Becoming a Flower

I knew that if I preached long enough I would either have Matthew 6:25-34—or parallel passages in Mark and Luke—assigned to me if I spoke on a Sunday that these passages were the Lectionary readings.  Or I would just choose … Continue reading

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