Grace Episcopal Church is holding a special preaching series during the Lenten season. The congregation has already been treated to two distinguished speakers: the Right Rev. Steven Charleston, former ...

A young man approached me after I'd preached on Mark 8:34 ("If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me"). I'd quoted Bonhoeffer: "When Jesus calls a man, ...

Mark Bishop and Robert Smith Jr. brought inspirational and energetic preaching to those gathered at First Baptist Cold Spring ...

On the first day of our introductory preaching course, my colleague presents a continuum. At one end is the view that the preacher has sole responsibility to make the gospel heard, to get Jesus to ...

Hidden in plain view in the story of our salvation is the mystery of grace. God acts freely to choose us, accompany us, love us and save us, not because we are worthy but because God is love. Today’s ...

Father Joshua J. Whitfield reflects on the readings and Gospel for the 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Nov. 16, 2025.

The son of televangelists Jim Bakker and the late Tammy Faye Bakker would surely have been forgiven if he had decided to shun religion for the rest of his life. But while Jay Bakker lost his faith and ...

In a class I took as an undergraduate, the professor said that even among the great writers of the English canon, most really had only one or two stories to tell. Although they may have published ...

Like most residents of Kansas City, I watched the large welcome the city gave to the reigning Superbowl champions last week. The Lombardi trophy held high had a special fascination for the crowd and ...