A40: The Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Year A (2020)
In Exodus 3:1-15, God tells Moses to get going in order to help the Israelite people escape Egypt and Pharaoh’s oppression. Carla Pratt Keyes, pastor of Ginter Park Presbyterian Church, in Richmond, Virginia says, “God’s...
A39: The Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost, Year A (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)
“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...
A36: The Ninth Sunday after Pentecost, Year A (2020)
“Today’s story from Matthew 14:13-21 where Jesus feeds a multitude in the desert, is the only miracle story that all four gospel writers tell, which means it must have been a very important story in...
A35: The Eighth Sunday after Pentecost, Year A (2020)
In today’s sermon, from Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52 and Romans 8:26-39, Father Michael Renninger, pastor of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Richmond, Virginia, tells the story of Thelma, an African American woman who attended the cathedral...