“How Can You Call Yourself a Christian?”
September 2, 2024
Ryan Ahlgrim, Pastor of First Mennonite Church in Richmond, Virginia, quotes James 2:1, saying, “My brothers and sisters, do not claim the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ of glory while showing partiality.” And then...
A53: Reign of Christ Sunday, Year A (2023)
November 20, 2023
Rev. Ginger E. Gaines-Cirelli, Pastor of Foundry United Methodist Church in Washington, DC, preaches a sermon called “Invisible Christ” from Matthew 25:31-46. Cirelli says, “Notice that in our parable today Jesus isn’t telling us to...
A52: The Twenty-Fifth Sunday after Pentecost, Year A (2023)
November 13, 2023
Ryan Ahlgrim, pastor of Richmond’s First Mennonite Church, says, “unlike Aesop’s Fables, Jesus’s parables are not always easy to understand. Some of his parables are downright puzzling.” He finds today’s parable of the talents from...
A35: The Eighth Sunday after Pentecost, Year A (2023)
July 17, 2023
“Here’s a question for you: What are good, God-fearing people like you and me supposed to do about all the evil in the world? Although you won’t find it anywhere in the Gospel of Matthew,...
A34: The Seventh Sunday after Pentecost, Year A (2023)
July 10, 2023
The parable of the Sower from Matthew 13:1-9 and 18-23 reminded Michael Renninger, pastor of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Richmond, Virginia, of a story from his childhood. His family moved to a new home...