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What Will Pastors Preach about Haiti on Sunday?

Pastors across America adjust their sermons in response to the Haitian earthquake.
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Pastor Bill Douthwaite from Shepherd of the Coast Lutheran Church, Palm Coast, Florida, blogged about adjusting his sermon to address the Haitian tragedy.

I'm already prepared to speak about life issues this week…[y]et I can't pretend that people aren't thinking about the suffering in Haiti…. I also can't ignore the even greater tragedy of millions and millions of abortions over the last 36 years in America.

My plan is to still speak the truth about life, and use Haiti as an example of how sensitive we are to suffering and dying in this world. So is God. We care about life because He does.

Seattle, Washington

A pre-recorded sermon on Jesus and the Holy Spirit will play at the Ballard, Washington, Campus of Mars Hill Church as pastor Mark Driscoll and other volunteers travel to Haiti to deliver 1,000 pounds of relief supplies and other aid.

Somonauk, Illinois

The Haiti earthquake came just days before Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, and the Rev. Kirk Moore at Union Congregational United Church ...

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