C07: Baptism of the Lord, Year C (2022)
Ryan Ahlgrim, Pastor of First Mennonite Church in Richmond, Virginia, broaches the subject of Jesus’ baptism (Luke 3:15-17, 21-22) by talking about the importance of timing. He confesses that in his ministry there have been...
C06: Epiphany of the Lord, Year C (2022)
“Several years ago, right after Christmas I found some of those automatic timers that can be hooked onto lamps…I fixed the timers on a few…lamps and tried to arrange it so they’d come on during...
C04: The Fourth Sunday of Advent, Year C (2021)
“Where would we be without the faith of Mary and Elizabeth?” ponders Phillip Martin, pastor of Epiphany Lutheran Church in Richmond, Virginia. In today’s passage from Luke 1:39-45 (46-55), Mary allows herself to become God’s...
B52: Reign of Christ Sunday, Year B (2021)
“Will you marry me?…That’s one of those questions that literally changes your life…People have told me about other questions that changed their lives,” begins Father Michael Renninger, pastor of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Richmond,...
B50: The Twenty-Fourth Sunday after Pentecost, Year B (2021)
When it comes to immigration, our country and many other countries wrestle with the question of “who can be included and who should be excluded,” begins Ryan Ahlgrim, pastor of First Mennonite Church of Richmond,...