C23: The Third Sunday of Easter, Year C (2022)
April 25, 2022
“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,...
C18: The Fourth Sunday in Lent, Year C (2022)
March 21, 2022
“At times, we get eager. We try to hurry life up. We talk about this time next year, what we are going to do this summer, or next spring…But it is important to be fully...
Richard Voelz, Associate Professor of Preaching and Worship at Union Presbyterian Seminary in Richmond, Virginia, preaches the Gospel lesson, Matthew 23:1-12. It’s Jesus at his fiercest, confronting hypocrisy and calling for humility. Then, Voelz skillfully...
A45: The Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Year A (2020)
September 28, 2020
After spending a lovely morning at Melk Abbey, Father Michael Renninger, pastor of St. Mary Catholic Church, Richmond, Virginia, made the mistake of looking at his phone when he got back on the bus. He...
C48: The Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost, Year C (2019)
October 21, 2019
“Two men went up to the temple to pray…and one went down to his home justified. In between is a story that most of us find pretty straightforward,” says David Lose, Senior Pastor of Mount...