C23: The Sixth Sunday of Easter, Year C (2016)
April 20, 2016
“Dr. Seuss’s first book was rejected by 23 publishers. In its first year of existence Coca Cola only sold 400 Cokes…Michael Jordan got cut from his high school team…Joseph had to go through a pit...
C22: The Fifth Sunday of Easter, Year C (2016)
April 12, 2016
After several painful meetings in which the new leadership at the monastery where I was living gave me long lists of why I would never be a good priest, I asked the newest leader the...
C20: The Third Sunday of Easter, Year C (2016)
April 2, 2016
Jim Somerville, pastor of Richmond’s First Baptist Church in Richmond, Virginia, and co-founder of A Sermon for Every Sunday, preaches a sermon called “The Acts of an Easter People,” based on Saul’s conversion story in...
C17: Palm/Passion Sunday, Year C (2016)
March 11, 2016
“Everyone has their strengths and weaknesses, and it’s a good thing to be able to acknowledge the one and admit the other…” begins Jim Somerville, Pastor of Richmond’s First Baptist Church and co-founder of A...
C18: Easter Sunday, Resurrection of the Lord, Year C (2016)
March 11, 2016
“Of all the Easter stories, Mark’s is the most mysterious. It leaves us wondering what happened that day and wanting to know the rest of the story. I know it’s Luke’s turn this year to...