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“Joy is a substance in our lives that is often conflated and mistaken for happiness. Indeed, you can experience happiness and joy at the same time but there is something long-lasting about joy. Happiness is...
The Rev. Sue Eaves, a retired Rector of the Episcopal Church, preaches a sermon called, “The Door and the Vine,” from John 15:1-8. She begins with the story of a conversation between herself and a...
The Rev. Courtney Stamey, winner of our 2017 Pentecost Preaching Contest and Senior Pastor of Northside Baptist Church in Clinton, Mississippi, shares her winning sermon, “What Did You Say?” based on Acts 2:1-21. This phrase...
“Oohh…shiny!” Carla Pratt Keyes, pastor of Ginter Park Presbyterian Church in Richmond, Virginia, says this is how her friend described today’s passages (Exodus 24:29-35, Luke 9:28-36, and 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2) on the Transfiguration. Moses, Peter,...