David
Ourisman
Author.
Speaker.
Ordained Minister.
ABOUT
David
David Ourisman, PhD, is an ordained United Methodist minister, teacher and author of the book “One, Life Four Stories: Invitations to Faith & Wonder.” He served seventeen years in the pastorate and now enjoys being a guest speaker and teacher. With his graduate degree in Preaching and the New Testament, he published his first book in 2000 and has taught in both theological seminaries and secular settings. A lifelong travel and photography enthusiast, he also founded and runs a successful travel agency.
Were it possible for one telling of the
story of Jesus to suffice, would there
not be but one gospel?
–
David Ourisman
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Faith Is Being Open
Faith Is Being Open A hymn I wrote after 9/11 — and a giftSometimes a biblical text stays with you. Twenty-four years ago, on the first anniversary of September 11, I was working with the lectionary...
Be Ye Perfect
A tutorial in reading a single verse in its context. Preaching from a single verse is a recipe for prooftexting. However memorable or quotable, an individual verse too often serves as a mirror for...
The Gospels & “Salvation by Faith”?
Someone recently asked me: Why do the Synoptic Gospels (Mark, Matthew, Luke) have so little to say about "salvation by faith," while John talks about almost nothing else? It's a good question, and I...
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