“The King’s Hospitality” (C52: Proper 29)
Jeremiah 23:1-6 and Luke 1:68-79; Jeremiah 23:1-6 and Psalm 46; Colossians 1:11-20; Luke 23:33-43 Kirby examines the meanings of “royalty” and then asks, “What does it mean to call Jesus a king when he...
C52: Reign of Christ Sunday, Year C (2022)
“When I was a kid, we used to play a game on the school playground called ‘King of the Hill.’…Somebody would climb up on a mound of dirt at one corner of the playground and...
C52: The Twenty-Fourth Sunday after Pentecost, Reign of Christ Sunday, Year C (2019)
Perhaps you’ve heard the saying, “Heaven helps those who help themselves,” says Rev. Dr. Kristin Adkins Whitesides, Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church, Winchester, Virginia. The self-help industry is worth about $10 billion according to...
C52: Reign of Christ Sunday, Year C (2016)
Father Michael Renninger, Pastor of St. Mary’s Church in Richmond, Virginia, preaches a sermon from Luke 23:33-43 called, “Today!” It’s one of the most powerful, consoling, and challenging words in the Gospel, and Jesus uses...