C48: The Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost, Year C (2022)
October 17, 2022
Father Michael Renninger, pastor of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Richmond, Virginia begins with a story of how his friends convinced him to run a marathon. He wasn’t sure about it but decided to give...
B46: The Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost, Year B (2021)
October 4, 2021
“Have you ever felt used? It’s a crummy feeling to be treated as a pawn or stepping stone in someone’s plan, as an unwilling object used for another’s benefit or pleasure. It’s dehumanizing and it’s...
A47: The Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost, Year A (2020)
October 12, 2020
In Matthew 22:15-22, the Pharisees tried to trick Jesus by asking him about paying taxes. His answer is familiar to us. “Give therefore to the emperor the things that are the emperor’s, and to God...
C48: The Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost, Year C (2019)
October 21, 2019
“Two men went up to the temple to pray…and one went down to his home justified. In between is a story that most of us find pretty straightforward,” says David Lose, Senior Pastor of Mount...
B46: The Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost, Year B (2018)
October 1, 2018
Jim Somerville, Pastor of Richmond’s First Baptist Church and Co-Founder of A Sermon for Every Sunday, preaches this week’s Gospel text from Mark 10:2-16. “There are times when the lectionary forces the preacher to consider...