C02: The Second Sunday of Advent, Year C (2018)
The Rev. Sue Eaves, a retired Rector of the Episcopal Church, USA, was born in England, a country of lush, green, picturesque views almost completely different from those she saw while visiting the deserts of...
“Anything But Normal”
“Those who gathered thought it was going to another normal Sabbath in the Capernaum synagogue,” begins Richard Voelz, Professor of Preaching and Worship at Union Presbyterian Seminary in Richmond, Virginia. In today’s passage from Mark...
A40: The Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Year A (2023)
“Cover your ears because Psalm 138 is full-throated, wide open, unabashed, and unashamed thanksgiving to God. The Psalmist does not hold back from opening their heart and mouth wide to sing God’s praise…this is a...
A38: The Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost, Year A (2023)
“In just about every sphere of life…we are tempted to reduce complex concepts to simple ideas that are easier for us to grasp. We long to break things down into the lowest common denominator that...
A31: The Fourth Sunday after Pentecost, Year A (2023)
Carla Pratt Keyes, pastor of Ginter Park Presbyterian Church in Richmond, Virginia preaches a sermon called “Be Who You Are” from Romans 6:1b-11. Keyes shares a conversation from a podcast by Kate Bowler in which...