“Dirty Money” (C43: Proper 20)
Jeremiah 8:18-9:1 and Psalm 79:1-9; Amos 8:4-7 and Psalm 113; 1 Timothy 2:1-7; Luke 16:1-13 Vargas begins his sermon with a profile of James W. Fifield, Jr.–the so-called “Apostle of Millionaires”–who became a sort of...
“The Trouble with Bigger Barns” (C36: Proper 13)
Edwards shares an experiment, conducted by the Harvard Business School, on the connection between money and happiness. Edwards offers a conclusion: “Yes, money can buy happiness-—but only if you spend it on someone else.” Edwards...
C12: The Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany, Year C (2019)
We’ve heard the Beatitudes often. We are familiar with these words of Jesus from Luke 6:17-26. Father Michael Renninger, Pastor of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Richmond, Virginia, says, “Despite our best efforts to sugar...
B51: The Twenty-Fifth Sunday after Pentecost, Year B (2018)
The Rev. Lisa Cressman, Episcopal priest and founder of Backstory Preaching, takes a closer look at the story most of us know as “The Widow’s Mite” from Mark 12:38-44. Cressman uses lyrics from the musical...
C44: The Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Year C (2016)
“You didn’t even notice me!” the voice shouted. However, Father Michael Renninger, pastor of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Richmond, Virginia, couldn’t tell from where the voice came. Having left a beautiful service at church,...