“The Strong Stand Firm” (C50: Proper 27)
Haggai 1:15b-2:9 and Psalm 145:1-5, 17-21 or Psalm 98; Job 19:23-27a and Psalm 17:1-9; 2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17; Luke 20:27-38 Herron says: “Reading these lines from the letter to the church in Thessalonica helps us...
B44: The Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Year B (2021)
Perhaps one of the most familiar lines from the book of Esther is when Mordecai reminds Esther that she was in her current position in the king’s court “for such a time as this…” In...
A02: The Second Sunday of Advent, Year A (2019)
“But still, he is a really nice guy…the tell-tale words we use too often to soften the unkind things we say about others.” David Lose, Senior Pastor of Mount Olivet Lutheran Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota,...
B01: The First Sunday of Advent, Year B (2017)
Father Michael Renninger, Pastor of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Richmond, Virginia, preaches a sermon called “This Little Pig Got Broken,” based on the texts from Isaiah 64:1-9 and Mark 13:24-37. Renninger tells the story...
A40: The Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost, Year A (2017)
The Rev. Dr. Amy Butler, Interim Minister at Community Church of Honolulu, Hawaii, and Founder of Invested Faith, preaches a sermon from Matthew 16:13-20 called, “The Real Question.” She asks, “Have you ever wondered: Who...