The Upside Down, Backwards Life of Disciples
Cycle C Sermons for Proper 17 - Thanksgiving Based on the Gospel Lessons
Jill Duffield

Covering the second half of the Season after Pentecost, Jill Duffield uses the fifteen sermons within The Upside Down, Backward Life of Disciples to address the uncertainties that Christians may come across when reading scripture. As you travel through the second half of the season after Pentecost, these sermons will help to inspire your own preaching with poignant, relevant illustrations.

Chapter titles include:

• A Place at the Table
• The Great Divide
• Upside Down and Backward
• Persistent Prayer

Jill Duffield is the senior pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Greensboro, NC. She holds an M.Div. degree from Union Presbyterian Seminary in Richmond, Virginia and a D.Min. degree from Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Austin, Texas. She has pastored congregations in North Carolina and South Carolina. Jill won the James Solheim Award for Editorial Courage and the Award of Merit in Bible Reference for “Looking Into the Lectionary.” She is a former editor and publisher of The Presbyterian Outlook. She is married to Grant. They are the parents of three children.