“Praying Like the Powerless” (C47: Proper 24)
Jeremiah 31:27-34 and Psalm 119:97-104; Genesis 32:22-31 and Psalm 121; 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5; Luke 18:1-8 García uses the story of the “persistent widow” in Luke 18 to talk about “refusing to quit when the world...
“The Kingdom of the Upside-Down” (C44: Proper 21)
Jeremiah 32:1-3a, 6-15 and Psalm 91:1-6, 14-16; Amos 6:1a, 4-7 and Psalm 146; 1 Timothy 6:6-19; Luke 16:19-31 Tubbs takes on the story of the rich man and Lazarus from Luke 16. “If we take...
“Do You Get It?” (C42: Proper 19)
Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28 and Psalm 14; Exodus 32:7-14 and Psalm 51:1-10; 1 Timothy 1:12-17; Luke 15:1-10 Jesus tells stories about a lost sheep, lost coin and lost son–but hearers don’t “get it.” And why don’t...
A36: The Ninth Sunday after Pentecost, Year A (2023)
In today’s passage from Matthew 13:31-33 and 44-52, Jesus speaks in parables to describe the kingdom of heaven. Richard Voelz, Associate Professor of Preaching & Worship and the Director of The Bridge for Early Career...
A20: The Resurrection of the Lord, Year A (2023)
On Easter Sunday we celebrate the good news of Jesus’ resurrection, but that’s not all. In 1 Corinthians 15 the Apostle Paul reminds us that we, too, will be raised from the dead. “How can...