“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...
“Too Deep for Words” (C35: Proper 12)
Hosea 1:2-10 and Psalm 85; Genesis 18:20-32 and Psalm 138; Colossians 2:6-15, (16-19); Luke 11:1-13 Byrd explores the power of prayer, using as pretext a disciple’s request of Jesus to teach him how to pray...
The Seventh Sunday of Easter, (C27: 2019 & 2025)
**This sermon was originally posted on June 2, 2019 John 17:20-26 “Imagine that you are sitting in a darkened movie theater eating popcorn. You’ve already seen three previews of coming attractions and now it’s time...
“Make Me an Answer to Prayer”
Carla Pratt Keyes, Pastor of Ginter Park Presbyterian Church in Richmond, Virginia, takes a long and loving look at the practice of prayer as she reflects on the words of James 5:13-20, this Sunday’s epistle...
“What Kind of Armor Are You Wearing?”
Today’s passage from Ephesians 6:10-20 “…sounds like every call to arms that anyone has ever made. There’s a compelling call to unity, a clear identification of the enemy, an urgent description of what is at stake,...