Perhaps you’ve heard the saying, “Heaven helps those who help themselves,” says Rev. Dr. Kristin Adkins Whitesides, Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church, Winchester, Virginia. The self-help industry is worth about $10 billion according to...

“Not long after I arrived at my last pastoral ministry, I was at a gathering for area clergy where I met a minister who told me had an interest in apologetics, that is proving and...

Why does the story of the Prodigal Son from Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 resonate with so many of us? Carla Pratt Keyes, pastor of Ginter Park Presbyterian Church in Richmond, Virginia, says, “I think it’s the...

Father Michael Renninger, Pastor of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Richmond, Virginia, preaches a sermon from Jonah 3:1-5 and 10 called, “Oh, Jonah He Lived in a Whale.” But he did so much more than...

Dr. Steve Eason, retired Presbyterian (PCUSA) pastor, author, pastoral counselor, teacher, and consultant, sets aside the lectionary readings for the day in order to preach a sermon for World Communion Sunday called, “A Table with...