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...
A44: The Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost, Year A (2020)
September 21, 2020
Remember the old light bulb joke? Brian Blount, recently retired President and Professor of New Testament at Union Presbyterian Seminary in Richmond, VA, remembers the first time he heard it. It was 1977. His brother,...
A41: The Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Year A (2020)
August 31, 2020
“When someone in the church harms us in some way, what should we do? How should we respond? Many people would say, ‘Forgive!’ What could be more Christian, more spiritual, more biblical than to forgive?”...
A39: The Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost, Year A (2020)
August 17, 2020
Phillip Martin’s mother refused to buy him cheap relics on vacations. Instead, she suggested he pick up rocks. He did so, but years later, he could not remember where each stone came from and which...
A38: The Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost, Year A (2020)
August 10, 2020
“If I were in charge of Jesus’ public relations, I’m not sure I would want this story about him getting around,” begins Courtney Allen Crump, pastor of Grace Baptist Church in Richmond, Virginia. In Matthew...