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“It makes light of the temptation of Jesus, doesn’t it, to compare it to that feeling we have when the waiter asks us if we’d like to see a dessert menu? Yes, we’d like to...
Rev. Phillip Martin, pastor of Epiphany Lutheran Church in Richmond, Virginia, compares his recent experience with jury duty to the Transfiguration in Luke 9:28-36, (37-43a). He explains how he was sequestered for three days, listened...
“Love your enemies. Do good to those who hate you. Bless those who curse you. Pray for those who abuse you.” These words from today’s passage, Luke 6:27-38, are probably the most “radical, ridiculous, and...
Rev. Amy Starr Redwine, pastor of Richmond’s First Presbyterian Church, tells the story of how a leadership coach, Drew Dudley, teaches about “everyday leadership” through a story about passing out lollipops on a college campus....
Rev. Dr. Kristin Adkins Whitesides, pastor of First Baptist Church in Winchester, Virginia, begins today’s sermon with a story about her ordination. She was ordained at her home church. Her father preached the sermon and...
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