Resources on Frederick Buechner

Buechner at 90: The Road Goes On Sermon (Complete) by Frederick Buechner https://www.faithandleadership.com/frederick-buechner-90-road-goes Sermon (Complete) by Frederick Buechner Topics: Christ , Ministry , Heart , Trust Source: Faith and Leadership This excerpt from a commencement address on John 14:6 gives Frederick Buechner's perspective on ministry and the heart.

Samuel and Saul Book Quote by Frederick Buechner http://day1.org/6704-weekly_sermon_illustration_samuel Book Quote by Frederick Buechner Topics: Obedience , Government , Conflict , Idolatry Source: Day1 Frederick Beuchner reflects on Samuel's career as prophet and judge over Israel, especially his complying with their request for a king after warning them of the oppression kingship would bring.

Divine healing? Try it. Pray for it. Book Quote by Frederick Buechner http://day1.org/8291-frederick_buechner_sermon_illustration_bartimaeus Book Quote by Frederick Buechner Topics: Jesus , Healing , Prayer , God Source: Day1 Frederick Buechner reflects on Jesus' many healings (e.g. Bartimaeus in Mark 10:46-42). He encourages praying for healing, and "if God doesn't seem to be giving you what you ask, maybe he's giving you something else."

Frederick Buechner on Infant Baptism Book Quote by Frederick Buechner http://cep.calvinseminary.edu/?post_type=cfe-readforpreach&p=6920 Book Quote by Frederick Buechner Topics: Baptism Source: Center for Excellence in Preaching In defense of infant baptism, Frederick Buechner says, "When it comes to the forgiving and transforming love of God, one wonders if the six-week-old screecher knows all that much less than the archbishop of Canterbury...”

Frederick Buechner on Angels Book Quote by Frederick Buechner http://cep.calvinseminary.edu/?post_type=cfe-readforpreach&p=6912 Book Quote by Frederick Buechner Topics: Angels , Angel , Spirit Source: Center for Excellence in Preaching Illustrating our short-sightedness in percieving invisible realities, these quotations from Frederick Buechner explore both the characteristics of angels and the simplicity of humans.

The Road Goes On Sermon (Complete) by Frederick Buechner http://day1.org/7420-frederick_buechner_at_90_the_road_goes_on Sermon (Complete) by Frederick Buechner Topics: Ministry , Trust , Grace , Pastoral leadership Source: Day1 Frederick Buechner's commencement address on John 14:6 reflects on the ironies facing those called to be ministers and the grace that will be required to navigate them.

Frederick Buechner on Bread Book Quote by Frederick Buechner http://cep.calvinseminary.edu/?post_type=cfe-readforpreach&p=6929 Book Quote by Frederick Buechner Topics: Bread , Food , Eating Source: Center for Excellence in Preaching Explaining that we cannot live without food, this quotation from Frederick Buechner on eating illustrates our dependency "both on food and on each other." We cannot fill ourselves on our own.

Job Commentary/Exegesis by Frederick Buechner http://day1.org/8281-frederick_buechner_sermon_illustration Commentary/Exegesis by Frederick Buechner Topics: God's Will , God's Wisdom , God , Job Source: Day1 Frederick Buechner comments on the story of Job. Job never got an explanation for the losses he had suffered, and that did not matter, because he had experienced God directly.

Examining Holy Week Sermon Illustration by Frederick Buechner http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/2003/04/18/april-18-2003-frederick-buechner-extended-interview/8658/ Sermon Illustration by Frederick Buechner Topics: Faith , Holy Week , Palm Sunday , Suffering Source: Religion & Ethics Newsweekly An interview by Kim Lawton with writer and minister Frederick Buechner where Buechner explores the irony of Palm Sunday, the mystery of the resurrection, and the role of suffering in the life of faith.

Frederick Buechner on Avarice Book Quote by Frederick Buechner http://cep.calvinseminary.edu/?post_type=cfe-readforpreach&p=6916 Book Quote by Frederick Buechner Topics: Greed , Generosity Source: Center for Excellence in Preaching A quotation from Frederick Buechner on avarice. He discusses the blessing of generosity and says, "The more you give away in love, the more you are."

The Road Goes On Sermon (Complete) by Frederick Buechner http://day1.org/5740-the_road_goes_on Sermon (Complete) by Frederick Buechner Topics: Forgiveness , Trust , Grace , Power Source: Day1 Frederick Buechner’s address at a seminary commencement reflects on the foolishness, the faith, the grace, the truth, the trust involved in the journey of Christian ministry.

On Preaching Article by Frederick Buechner http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/2006/05/05/may-5-2006-frederick-buechner-extended-interview/15358/ Article by Frederick Buechner Topics: Religion , Spirituality, piety, devotion , Preaching Source: Religion & Ethics Newsweekly In this interview, writer and preacher Carl Frederick Buechner suggests that the key to preaching is listening and observing life deeply and religiously rather than living on auto-pilot.

The Two Battles Sermon Starter/Outline by Frederick Buechner http://day1.org/8252-weekly_sermon_illustration_the_two_battles Sermon Starter/Outline by Frederick Buechner Topics: Illustration , War , Truth , Salvation Source: Day1 Frederick Buechner says that humans are engaged in two battles: competition with other people for success; and the struggle "to become whole and at peace inside our skins." The latter is the subject of Ephesians 6:10-18.

Jeremiah Sermon Illustration by Frederick Buechner http://day1.org/5401-weekly_sermon_illustration_jeremiah Sermon Illustration by Frederick Buechner Topics: Repentance , Idolatry , Covenant , Law Source: Day1 Frederick Buechner's description of the prophet Jeremiah's mission to declare God's word, and his persecution by the rebellious people, can be used to illustrate Jeremiah 14:7-10, 19-22.

The Gift of Doubt Sermon Illustration by Frederick Buechner https://re-worship.blogspot.com/2011/04/gift-of-doubt.html Sermon Illustration by Frederick Buechner Topics: Easter , Faith , Doubt Source: Re-Worship This quote by Frederick Buechner causes us to wonder if doubt is really the enemy of faith. "Doubts are the ants in the pants of faith. They keep it awake and moving."

Ask For It Sermon Illustration by Frederick Buechner http://day1.org/7412-weekly_sermon_illustration_ask_for_it Sermon Illustration by Frederick Buechner Topics: Prayer , Luke Source: Day1 Frederick Buechner's sermon illustration on Luke 11:1-13. We can find the power of God's love when we ask for it, expecting an answer.

Mark Article by Frederick Buechner http://day1.org/6332-weekly_sermon_illustration_mark_ Article by Frederick Buechner Topics: Jesus , Hope , Work of Jesus Christ Source: Day1 Frederick Buechner reflects briefly on the authorship, writing style, context, audience, content, and the rhetorical impact of the Gospel of Mark. Buechner suggests that though it seems written in haste, it ends in hope.

Christmas Itself Is By Grace Book Quote by Frederick Buechner http://globalworship.tumblr.com/post/14288802225/christmas-itself-is-by-grace-frederick-buechner Book Quote by Frederick Buechner Topics: Christmas , Beauty , Grace , Incarnation Source: Global Worship Frederick Buechner's quote on the incarnation says that the stupendous miracle of it resists our efforts to domesticate it.

Holy self-examination Sermon Illustration by Frederick Buechner http://day1.org/7132-weekly_sermon_illustration_lent Sermon Illustration by Frederick Buechner Topics: Lent , Tithing , Temptation of Christ , Repentance Source: Day1 Frederick Buechner describes Jesus' testing in the wilderness as 40 days of asking himself "what it meant to be Jesus." In Lent we are to spend roughly a tenth of the year in self-examination.

Aaron Sermon Illustration by Frederick Buechner http://day1.org/6234-weekly_sermon_illustration_aaron_ Sermon Illustration by Frederick Buechner Topics: Moses , Worship , Idolatry Source: Day1 Frederick Buechner's humorous reflection on Aaron, suggesting that resentment of having to play second fiddle to his brother Moses may have contributed to his failed leadership in the golden calf worship incident (Exodus 32:1-4).