“God Will See to It” (A31: Proper 8)
Jeremiah 28:5-9; Psalm 89:1-4,15-18; Romans 6:12-23; Matthew 10:40-42 Martin says: “Whether in the year 700 BCE, 30 CE or today in 2026 the situation remains the same: not everyone will be on the same page...
Acts 2:14a,22-32; Psalm 16; 1 Peter 1:3-9; John 20:19-31 Shearer pulls from the story of Thomas to explore doubt, confidence, authority, right belief and more. “And I do wonder whether we might pivot that word...
“What Does It Mean to Believe?” (C32: Proper 9)
2 Kings 5:1-14 and Psalm 30; Isaiah 66:10-14 and Psalm 66:1-9; Galatians 6:(1-6), 7-16; Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 Huffman explores belief through the story of Naaman. She says that God invites us into more than just...
A52: The Twenty-Fifth Sunday after Pentecost, Year A (2023)
Ryan Ahlgrim, pastor of Richmond’s First Mennonite Church, says, “unlike Aesop’s Fables, Jesus’s parables are not always easy to understand. Some of his parables are downright puzzling.” He finds today’s parable of the talents from...
A14: The First Sunday in Lent, Year A (2023)
David Lose, Senior Pastor of Mount Olivet Lutheran Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota, preaches from Matthew 4:1-11, the story of Jesus’ temptation. Lose says that the authors of Matthew and Luke believe that “in the story...