Like Those Who Dream: Sermons for Salford Mennonite Church and Beyond

With wit and wisdom, Longacre's sermons address current and tough issues of the faith-suffering, judgment, family fights, war and peace, capitalism and its effects, dignity and justice for those on the lower rungs of wealth or power or status as well as those on top, and more. The sermons draw deeply from the poignant and pungent perspectives of the Scriptures. They also implicitly engage the thought of leading theologians and homileticians (including foreword writer Walter Brueggemann) as they convey the updraft of the biblical message and its vision of salvation, compassion, and justice.

These sermons reveal that when the preacher draws deeply on the story of the faith and enters imaginatively into the biblical text, sparks leap from ancient story to life now lived. Of course, not all questions are quickly answered, not all hopes immediately realized. Recognizing this, these sermons offer much more than advice and counsel. They draw listener or reader deeper into the meaning, joy, and even culture-subverting power of the faith.