Leigh Spruill: Appointed and Sent
In light of Jesus' sending of the 70 to preach the kingdom, Leigh Spruill says the most patriotic thing we could do right now is to live into our Lord's calling as those who are appointed and sent to be agents of his love, grace, truth, justice, and peace.
Leigh Spruill: Yes, and How About Now?
Dr. Leigh Spruill says the first step to being all-in is to focus our gaze on the One who really was all-in for our sakes, to enter into contemplation of Jesus whose steps always go before us and never turn back.
Wil Gafney: The Other Woman
In her sermon on Peninnah, Hannah, and Elkahan, Dr. Wil Gafney says God has always been Emmanuel, God with us, through fire and flood, through exodus and exile, through slavery and liberation, through war and peace, through want and plenty, in sickness and health, in and out of love.
Jamar A. Boyd II: Unbridled Hope
The Rev. Jamar Boyd II says a hope that sees the image of God in us all embodies and exudes divine love for humanity, encouraging us to embark on the journey full of hope, unbridled, despite suffering.
Joe Evans: Too Light a Thing
The Rev. Joe Evans says on Pentecost, the Spirit gave the disciples the words - words that the world could understand, which is absolutely a miracle that our society needs today. What Pentecost reminds us of is that real communication requires love.
Joe Evans: The Next Book
In the midst your graduation celebration, the Rev. Joe Evans says, give thanks to God and don't be afraid. Keep walking. And remember always who you are--you are God's own with a new chapter just beginning.
Jaime Clark-Soles: Achieving Is Receiving
Dr. Jaime Clark-Soles says the world invites us to achieve peace by checking out. Jesus invites us to receive peace by checking in--that's where peace lies, within. Jesus, God, the Spirit--the source of all true peace--is within us, right now.
Kristin Adkins Whitesides: Standing in the Way
Kristin Adkins Whitesides says that from the very beginning, God has believed in the church more than we have believed in ourselves. So God has constantly been challenging us to dream bigger, to imagine a world ruled not by the rule of law but by the law of love.
Ashley Wilcox: She Made This
Ashley Wilcox says the story of Tabitha shows us that it is important to take time to grieve the people we have lost, to remember their stories. And God meets us there. God meets us in our grief and our struggle and our joy.
Michael Chan: In a New Light
Dr. Michael Chan says Ananias was called by Jesus to offer the light of God's love to a person set on extinguishing it. But that's what Jesus does--he draws us out of ourselves, out of our fear, and into the world for the sake of the gospel and the neighbor.
Bill Murray: You Didn't Have to Be There
Bill Murray says Easter is an ongoing action of Jesus in the world to make all things new. And, as Thomas shows us, you didn't have to be there to be part of this story.
L. Gregory Jones: Living Easter Hope
In his sermon for Easter Day, Dr. Greg Jones asks, what would it take for us to rediscover Christianity's surprise? To feel a renewed sense that the world has meaning and that the future is bright? It would require us to believe that the Resurrection is real today.
Dock Hollingsworth: Dominus Flevit
In his Palm Sunday sermon, Dr. Dock Hollingsworth says Jesus doesn't enter Jerusalem on a war stallion, but on a colt. His new kingdom is alive in the hears of people who search for Christ's peace first within their own souls, so that they may be agents of that peace in the world.
Annemarie Kidder: Poured Out
In her sermon on John 12, Dr. Annemarie Kidder says our works of mercy and love issue an aroma that's pleasant like aromatherapy, so people in the room breathe easier. Do people breathe easier because of us?
Kate Moorehead: The Running Father
In her sermon on Luke 15, Dean Kate Moorehead says sometimes people wander so far away from God that they forget how precious they are. But from the moment they try to return home, the Father runs to them. Runs and runs, screaming and crying and singing and dancing and loving beyond love.
Ken Whitt: All for Free!
In his sermon for the 3rd Sunday of Lent, Dr. Ken Whitt encourages us to dive in deep towards the Source where faith, hope, and love dwell. "Experience the love. Then watch the hope burst forth from the Source of love within you."
Barry Howard: Stand Firm!
In his sermon for the 2nd Sunday of Lent, Dr. Barry Howard says Paul shows us that faith doesn’t exempt us from the tough times in life, but faith does equip us to navigate the tough times with courage and perseverance, so we can stand firm.
Quincy Brown: Conflicting Narratives
As we begin our Lenten journey this year, Dr. Quincy Brown calls us to live in wilderness, to sit in the unpredictable presence of God to listen and pay attention.
Joshua Scott: Everything Changes with God
In his sermon on the Transfiguration, Joshua Scott says that we can see through this dazzling event that God changes everything by his presence. God changes everything by God being God.
Peter Wallace: Limitless Love
Day1 host Peter Wallace takes the pulpit to explore Jesus' "Sermon on the Plain," in which Jesus calls us to take love to the limit--and there is no limit.