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
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
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