Always Another Climb
As we continue our journey through Lent, the Rev. Dr. Robert Dunham takes us up the mount of Transfiguration, and helps us deal with life's often arduous upward journey.
The Wilderness Exam
The Rev. Barbara Brown Taylor guides us into the season of Lent by taking us into the wilderness, where Jesus Christ was tested by the devil.
Ordinary Holiness
ELCA Bishop Julian Gordy examines Luke's account of the Transfiguration from both a religious and a scientific point of view, and describes how both can exist together.
Why Some People Don't Catch Fish
The Very Rev. Robert C. Wright takes a fresh look at Christ's call to the first disciples, and reveals why some Christians are not effective in serving and reaching others.
Love Is for Grownups
The Very Rev. Robert C. Wright mines the depths of 1 Corinthians 13, and shares how to love for Christ's sake in today's world.
Everything Depends on Remembering
The Rev. Dr. David B. Jones on lessons from Nehemiah about the importance of recording and remembering the acts of God in our lives.
Finding Wild Space
The Rev. Anne Sutherland Howard draws from Jesus' first recorded miracle at the wedding at Cana to help us discover the wild space within us--and live into the radical calling of Christ.
God Believes in You
As the church celebrates the Baptism of the Lord, the Rev. Dr. Joanna M. Adams reflects on our own baptism, and how it shapes and empowers us to serve in the world.
Should There Be a Clock in the Sanctuary?
The Rev. Dr. Joanna M. Adams launches the new year with a thought-provoking look at the times and seasons of life, and the many changes that confront us.
Christmastide: A Reminder Where Our Hearts Belong
The Rev. Wm McCord Thigpen looks at the Christmas story from the unique perspective of John chapter 1, and encourages us to follow Jesus' example of shining light in the darkness.
The Place Where Heaven Will Touch the Earth
For the 4th Sunday of Advent, the Rev. Dr. Wiley Stephens lets the prophet Micah do the preaching, revealing the important place Bethlehem has in the lives of God's people.
Repent, Ye Saints
As we continue the journey of Advent, the Rev. Dr. Wiley Stephens reminds us that we all need to repent and change directions in order to truly follow Christ.
Uncluttering
The Rev. Dr. Wiley Stephens continues our Advent journey by encouraging us to "unclutter" our lives--physically, emotionally, and spiritually.
Advent: Waiting and Working for the Kingdom
The Rev. Dr. J. Barney Hawkins IV launches us on a new church year by exploring the meaning of Advent and its call to work for justice and righteousness.
What Do You Want with Me, Jesus?
Dr. Bill Self digs into the dramatic story of the healing of the demoniac from Mark 5, and introduces us to Jesus the Tormentor, the Liberator, and the Disturber.
A Vision for the City
The Rev. Dr. Scott Weimer, pastor of a thriving urban congregation, explores Christ's calling on the church in the city today.
What God Values in Stewardship
The Rev. Dr. Scott Weimer takes a timely look at what it means to be stewards of God's resources in our lives as believers.
Being Saints of God
Bishop Keith Whitmore reveals that the saints we celebrate for All Saints' Day include each one of us.
Shackles That Won't Shrink!
The Rev. Gary Manning, recipient of Virginia Theological Seminary's 2009 John Hines Preaching Award, reflects on God's unmitigated, unmerited, and unrelenting grace--and what it compels us to do in the world.
Good News?
Bishop William Willimon reveals how Jesus often shatters our expectations about what it means to follow him: "Jesus is not a technique for getting what we want out of God; Jesus is God's way of getting what God wants out of us."