Waiting
The Rev. P.C. Enniss call us to clarify our expectations, because our lives are inevitably shaped by that for which we wait. .
Image of the Invisible
The Rev. Dr. Fred R. Anderson celebrates the Reign of Christ and calls us to bear Christ and share in the work of His renewal in this broken world.
Soul Crafting
The Rev. Dr. Fred R. Anderson lauds those who patiently endure and faithfully engage the powers and principalities of our day in the name of God rather than sitting idly by waiting for the "rapture".
The Woman Who Just Said No
The Rev. Dr. Anna Carter Florence celebrates the integrity and courage of Queen Vashti, obscure individual from the book of Esther, who refuses to be objectified by her husband, King Ahasuerus.
Filling Stations
The Rev. Dr. Anna Carter Florence shares an exceptionally fresh look at the challenging parable of the 10 bridesmaids.
Judgment
The Rev. Geoffrey Hoare asks us to lay aside our tendencies to blame others in order to justify ourselves and encourages us to open our hearts to God and to discover what is of true and ultimate worth.
Whose Persistence?
The Rev. Dr. Robert Dunham takes a fresh look at the parable of the persistent widow and asks us to consider prayer as a call to act justly on behalf of those who are seeking life and liberation.
Improvisational Gratitude
The Rev. Dr. Robert Dunham invites us into God's grace through active gratidude.
Increase Our Faith
The Rev. Dr. Kenneth Carter reminds us that Jesus is with us wherever there is even the faith the size of a mustard seed and calls us to put our faith into action.
Listening to Jesus
The Rev. Dr. Kenneth Carter firmly reminds us, as did Jesus, that how we are to be judged by God is based on how we treat the poor.
Intercession
The Rev. Geoffrey Hoare urges us to pray without ceasing to make supplications, prayers, intercessions and thanksgivings for this is right and is acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, who desires everyone to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
Quitting Ain't An Option!
The Rev. Dr. Leslie Holmes reminds us that God's love is persistent and that God will never give up on us even if we give up on God.
Discipleship is Demanding!
The Rev. Dr. Leslie Holmes calls us to the costly discipleship of Christ where we must love Jesus above all else in creation.
Gifts for the Common Good
The Rev. Dr. Robert Edgar, general secretary of the National Council of Churches of Christ, calls us to rigorous discipleship that seeks to live a live working for peace, caring for the poor and attending to all of creation.
From Apocalypse to Genesis
The Rev. Dr. Janet Parker shares her award winning sermon calling us to ecological discipleship.
Deep Footings--Wide Support
The Rev. Dr. Michael Foss draws on the words of Paul to remind us that faith is the antidote to fear and that we are stregthened by the faithful who have gone before us.
Wishful Thinking, Optimism and Hope
The Rev. Dr. Michael Foss assures us that Christian hope is founded in God and is not dependent on the strength of our own spirit.
Then How Do We Live?
The Rev. Dr. Sam Matthews reminds us that the quality of life isn't in the things we amass, but in our connection to the God who made us, and to the world around us, always in the assurance that the God of creation is still creating.
Teach Us to Pray
The Rev. Dr. Sam Matthews tells us that persistent prayer is virtuous when it seeks the mind and heart and spirit of God and reminds us that we are called to sincere prayers in the midst of the Church body.
Mary and Martha
The Rev. Dr. Thomas G. Long takes a careful look at the story of the conflict between Mary and Martha and sees Jesus' call to attend closely to the Word in order to make our service deep, meaningful and lasting.