Tom Long to preach 

Bandy Professor of Preaching Emeritus, Candler School of Theology

The Rev. Dr. Thomas G. Long, Bandy Professor of Preaching Emeritus at Candler School of Theology at Emory University in Atlanta, is the featured “Day1” preacher for the fourth Sunday in Lent, March 30, with host Katie Givens Kime, the nationally broadcast ecumenical radio program also accessible online at Day1.org and by podcast. The first Protestant Hour broadcast was Easter, April 1, 1945. The program was originally broadcast live from the WSB Radio studios in Atlanta.  

“There Was a Man Who Had Two Sons” is drawn from the story in Luke 15:11-32 of the prodigal son. “If like the older son, we feel ignored and unappreciated,” he says. “Whoever we are, and whatever broken places we have in our lives, look up, and we will see, coming toward us from the house, the God who, in compassion and mercy, will give us just the love we need.”

Long is a graduate of Erskine College and earned his M.Div. from Erskine Theological Seminary and his Ph.D. from Princeton Theological Seminary. He is the author of more than two dozen books. The latest is “Proclaiming the Parables: Preaching and Teaching the Kingdom of God.” Preaching magazine named his “Witness of Preaching” one of the 25 most influential books on preaching in the past 25 years. Long is an ordained Presbyterian minister. Before moving to Candler, he also taught at Princeton Theological Seminary and Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Ga. 

The program includes interviews with Long conducted by Kime, who is also executive producer.

“Day1” has been broadcast every week for 80 years, formerly as “The Protestant Hour.”Featuring outstanding preachers from the mainline denominations, “Day 1” is currently distributed to radio stations across America and overseas. The program is produced by the Alliance for Christian Media, based in Atlanta. For more information, check the program’s website, http://day1.org.  

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