One Hot Preacher

It turns out that my wife is a brilliant preacher. Which makes me wonder why people seem to need seminary in order to be turned into preachers. Without the benefit (?) of systematic theology, comprehensive introductory courses in the New Testament and Pauline theology, she adeptly unpacked the section of Romans 15 wherein Paul insists on the duty of the Roman church to send money to the Christians in Jerusalem. Discovering that koinonia, the Greek word for fellowship, inherently implies the idea of gifting as proof of such fellowship. It would seem that community is about more than a gathering of people, but also (and explicitly demonstrated in Acts) it's about mutual sharing and the giving of gifts as proof of that communal commitment. How well do we do that? How often do we think of gift giving and tithing as an expression of community? I know this sermon will definitely push me in that direction... Monday she started a new job, Tuesday she preached a killer sermon. I wonder what Wednesday will hold?