“The Founding of the Church”
“It’s [the Sunday closest to] July 4, the day when we celebrate our national Independence, the founding of our Republic,” says Will Willimon, professor of the Practice of Christian Ministry at Duke Divinity School, acclaimed...
A33: The Sixth Sunday after Pentecost, Year A (2023)
“But to what will I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling to one another…” begins today’s passage from Matthew 11:16-19 and 25-30. Rev. Phillip Martin, pastor of Epiphany...
C34: The Sixth Sunday after Pentecost, Year C (2022)
“Action or contemplation? Service or worship? Hospitality or prayer? For as long as the church has existed, we’ve debated these dichotomies. Which is more important – kneeling at the altar, or mopping the church floors? ...
B32: The Sixth Sunday after Pentecost, Year B (2021)
“It’s July 4, the day when we celebrate our national Independence, the founding of our Republic,” says Will Willimon, professor of the Practice of Christian Ministry at Duke Divinity School, acclaimed pastor, and author of...
A33: The Sixth Sunday after Pentecost, Year A (2020)
Why did Jesus teach in parables? The disciples asked Jesus, and Jesus responds something along these lines, “They think they know everything about who God is and how he works. Their minds have become so...