“Herod Strikes Back” (A05: First Sunday After Christmas Day)
Isaiah 63:7-9; Psalm 148; Hebrews 2:10-18; Matthew 2:13-23 Naeve tackles one of the more difficult passages in Christian scriptures: the murder of children. “Evil doesn’t stop just because of Christmas,” says Naeve. “But God doesn’t...
“The Comforting Whirlwind”
Jason Micheli, pastor of Annandale United Methodist Church in Annandale, Virginia, begins this Sunday’s sermon by saying, “In the year 1889, after several days of torrential rain, the South Fork dam on the Little Conemaugh...
“If You’re Going to Live in My Love”
The Rev. Carla Pratt Keyes, Pastor of Ginter Park Presbyterian Church in Richmond, Virginia, preaches a sermon called, “If You’re Going to Live in My Love,” from John 15:9-17. “I have to say,” she begins, “I...
“We’ve Got a Marketing Problem”
The Rev. Dr. Amy Butler, author, activist, and former Senior Minister of the Riverside Church in New York City, preaches a sermon from the Gospel lesson for this Sunday from Mark 8:31-38. She begins: “You...
“When You Don’t Know What to Do”
MaryAnn McKibben Dana, popular preacher, speaker, writer, and retreat leader, preaches a sermon from Mark 9:2-9 called, “When You Don’t Know What to Do.” She begins with a quote: “When a system doesn’t know what...