B45: The Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Year B (2021)
September 27, 2021
“When my children were young…one of their favorite books to read was Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. Do you know that book? Almost everything you can imagine goes wrong for...
A14: The First Sunday in Lent, Year A (2020)
February 24, 2020
Ryan Ahlgrim, pastor of First Mennonite Church, Richmond, Virginia, begins by listing several temptations he faces…eating potato chips while watching TV, ordering a steak at a restaurant, buying a new sport coat or dress shirt,...
B13: The First Sunday in Lent, Year B (2018)
February 12, 2018
Father Michael Renninger, Pastor of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Richmond, Virginia, preaches a sermon from Mark 1:9-15 called, “Satan Had a Problem.” “The problem was this,” he says: “More and more people were listening...
C12: The First Sunday in Lent, Year C (2016)
February 14, 2016
On this first Sunday of Lent, Father Michael Renninger, Pastor of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Richmond, Virginia, asks a thought-provoking question. He tells of watching a panel of political analysts discussing candidates. Renninger asks,...