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Will Willimon, Professor of the Practice of Christian Ministry at Duke Divinity School and one of the nation’s best-known preachers, begins today’s sermon, “It’s a Miracle!”, from Matthew 17:1-9 with a story about a pastor...
Brian Blount, renowned New Testament professor and President of Union Presbyterian Seminary in Richmond, Virginia, preaches a sermon on the calling of the first disciples from Matthew 4:12-23. “Look at these fools!” he says, quoting...
“‘What are you looking for?’ These are the first words Jesus speaks in the gospel according to John…Christ’s inaugural question invites us to discern and articulate something significant about our lives, even our deepest desires....
“In our larger culture, this is of course, Memorial Day weekend…And those of us in the church have something in addition to celebrate this weekend. Today is Ascension Sunday, which is always the last Sunday...
“Each of the gospels has different versions of the grief Jesus’s followers experienced after their beloved teacher died. In the version we heard today from John 21:1-19, the disciples have already seen the resurrected Jesus,...
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