B11: The Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany, Year B (2021)
February 1, 2021
“You may not believe it, but those of us in the preaching profession sometimes wonder if it does any good. We work at our sermons week after week…and when Sunday comes we stand in the...
A14: The First Sunday in Lent, Year A (2020)
February 24, 2020
Ryan Ahlgrim, pastor of First Mennonite Church, Richmond, Virginia, begins by listing several temptations he faces…eating potato chips while watching TV, ordering a steak at a restaurant, buying a new sport coat or dress shirt,...
C15: The First Sunday in Lent, Year C (2019)
March 4, 2019
What’s so special about Lent? Carla Pratt Keyes says, “Lent provides us with a space to examine the stories we tell, to face the feelings behind those stories, to name the longing and pain and...
C02: The Second Sunday of Advent, Year C (2018)
December 3, 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...
B37: The Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost, Year B (2018)
July 30, 2018
The Rev. Jason Micheli is the Pastor of Annandale United Methodist Church in Annandale, Virginia. But don’t let that distinguished title fool you. He is also the mind behind the “Tamed Cynic” blog and the...