A53: Reign of Christ Sunday, Year A (2023)
November 20, 2023
Rev. Ginger E. Gaines-Cirelli, Pastor of Foundry United Methodist Church in Washington, DC, preaches a sermon called “Invisible Christ” from Matthew 25:31-46. Cirelli says, “Notice that in our parable today Jesus isn’t telling us to...
A51: The Twenty-Fourth Sunday after Pentecost, Year A (2023)
November 6, 2023
Rev. Ginger E. Gaines Cirelli, Pastor of Foundry United Methodist Church in Washington, DC, preaches a sermon called “What’s It Gonna Be?” from Joshua 24:1-3a and 14-25. She says of today’s passage, “This moment is...
A45: The Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Year A (2020)
September 28, 2020
After spending a lovely morning at Melk Abbey, Father Michael Renninger, pastor of St. Mary Catholic Church, Richmond, Virginia, made the mistake of looking at his phone when he got back on the bus. He...
B45: The Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Year B (2018)
September 24, 2018
Andrew Connors, Pastor of Brown Memorial Park Avenue Presbyterian Church in Baltimore, Maryland, preaches a sermon from Mark 9:38-50. Why are we so fascinated with the concept of hell? This passage feeds that interest. “It...
B18: Palm/Passion Sunday, Year B (2015)
March 29, 2015
The Rev. Andrew Connors, Pastor of Brown Memorial Park Avenue Presbyterian Church in downtown Baltimore, Maryland, preaches a sermon from Mark 11:1-11 called, “Costly Kingdom.” “Every candidate for high office needs a drama, and Jesus...