Ryan Ahlgrim, Pastor of First Mennonite Church in Richmond, Virginia, broaches the subject of Jesus’ baptism (Luke 3:15-17, 21-22) by talking about the importance of timing. He confesses that in his ministry there have been...

“Several years ago, right after Christmas I found some of those automatic timers that can be hooked onto lamps…I fixed the timers on a few…lamps and tried to arrange it so they’d come on during...

“You may not believe it, but those of us in the preaching profession sometimes wonder if it does any good.  We work at our sermons week after week…and when Sunday comes we stand in the...

“Those who gathered thought it was going to a normal day in the Capernaum synagogue,” begins Richard Voelz, Professor of Preaching and Worship at Union Presbyterian Seminary in Richmond, Virginia. In today’s passage from Mark...

“Many of us are familiar with the story we often call Jonah and the whale,” begins Amy Starr Redwine, pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Richmond, Virginia. In today’s passage from Jonah 3:1-5 and 10,...

“Have you noticed that the lectionary readings for today are all about call?…It’s enough to make you stop and consider your own call,” begins Jim Somerville, Pastor of Richmond’s First Baptist Church and Co-Founder of...