The Basin and Towel
Pastors and other church workers need support from a number of sources. From practical tips to spiritual insights, we hope you’ll find something on The Basin and Towel podcast to encourage you to think a little deeper about a variety of ministry-related topics. Your host is Pastor Chris Cahill of Lodi, Ohio, who brings to the table more than 40 years of ministry experience and 20 years of caring for pastors and church workers. Episodes are archived after 90 days. For a list of archived episodes, visit our website at www.basinandtowel.org.
The Basin and Towel
Sermon for the 3rd Sunday after Pentecost - "What's in a Name?"
Use Left/Right to seek, Home/End to jump to start or end. Hold shift to jump forward or backward.
Welcome back to the Basin and Towel podcast! I’m your host, Pastor Chris Cahill. I live in Lodi, Ohio, where last year I retired from 45 years of pastoral ministry. In my retirement I’ve been doing some substitute preaching in several congregations of our Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod - this episode is the sermon I preached on June 14, 2026, the Third Sunday after Pentecost, at Resurrection Lutheran Church in Malvern, Ohio
While Juliet of Verona daydreamed about her beloved Romeo, she wistfully wondered “What’s in a name?” Do you know the names of Jesus’ Twelve Apostles? No, there isn’t going to be a quiz, just - do you know all their names? Do you know anything more about them than just their names? It may surprise you that we don’t know much about most of them. Take the Apostle Matthew, for instance. We know that he had been a tax collector when Jesus called him to follow him, but we don’t really know anything more about him. Or do we?
The Basin and Towel podcast is written and recorded by Rev Chris Cahill, a retired pastor and the Second Vice President of the SELC District of The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. You can find out more at the Basin and Towel website -bit.ly/bnt2025
You can also follow the Basin and Towel on Facebook @thebasinandtowel and on YouTube HERE». I'd love to hear from you, especially if you have a question or some topic you'd like to hear about.
Unless otherwise indicated, any Scripture quotations are from the New International Version (NIV), Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide. Accessed through www.biblegateway.com
Basin and Towel Theme by cliveromney from Pixabay