A51: The Twenty-Fourth Sunday after Pentecost, Year A (2020)
November 9, 2020
“At one of the men’s lunch groups this week, the topic of year-end performance appraisals came up. This particular men’s lunch group is made up of men who are not yet retired, and I deduced...
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...
A48: The Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost, Year A (2020)
October 19, 2020
“I can do it myself!” eight year old Michael Renninger told his father as he tried to set up the pup tent. “I don’t need to tell you what a disaster ensued, but there was...
A47: The Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost, Year A (2020)
October 12, 2020
In Matthew 22:15-22, the Pharisees tried to trick Jesus by asking him about paying taxes. His answer is familiar to us. “Give therefore to the emperor the things that are the emperor’s, and to God...
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...