Father Michael Renninger, pastor of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Richmond, Virginia begins with a story of how his friends convinced him to run a marathon. He wasn’t sure about it but decided to give...

In today’s sermon, Debie Thomas, Minister of Lifelong Formation at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Palo Alto, California and blogger at Journey with Jesus, explores the parable of the “persistent widow” from Luke 18:1-8. This...

The Rev. Dr. Joy J. Moore, Professor of Biblical Preaching at Luther Seminary in Saint Paul, Minnesota, begins today’s sermon by quoting Elton John’s song, “If There’s A God In Heaven (What’s He Waiting For?)”...

“I’m pregnant!” Father Michael Renninger, pastor of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Richmond, Virginia, overheard his 67-year-old mother say on the telephone. He, of course, was confused. Later his mother said to him, “Michael, didn’t...

“‘I once was lost but now am found. Was blind but now I see.’ I can’t begin to count how many times I’ve sung these famous lines from John Newton’s “Amazing Grace.” I learned the...