Reign of Christ (Year A, RCL)
46 results found.
Jesus in the clouds (Acts 1:1-11; Ephesians 1:15-23)
Is there anything more embarrassing than believing in a three-story universe?
I was sick and you visited me (Matthew 25:31-46)
Each year, about 1.9 million new cases of cancer are diagnosed in the US.
November 26, Reign of Christ A (Matthew 25:31–46)
Do we understand how our actions may shape the fate of a neighbor?
How we can and can’t help
When my household took in some Ukrainian refugees, we had no idea how their story would end.
Embracing Marc Chagall’s refugee Christ
The painter’s Exodus calls to mind the Passover, the Shoah, Ukraine, and the southern border.
by Zac Koons
A grand vision for a crumbling world (Ephesians 1:15-23)
Christ has brought the entire cosmos into submission? Frankly, it doesn’t look that way.
by Greg Carey
Eyes of the heart (Ascension) (Ephesians 1:15-23)
If we can be said to have them, we should at least want them to be opened.
A letter to the congregation (Reign of Christ A; Ephesians 1:15-23)
Ephesians could be a template for a sermon in the style of a pastoral letter.
by Libby Howe
Trump’s refugee policy is a miserable moral failure
So is our nation’s long history of choosing economic success over global equity, safety, and wellbeing.
November 22, RoC (Matthew 25:31-46)
On Christ the King Sunday, let’s disentangle Jesus from the idols of our time.
by Libby Howe
New life in old space at St. Stephen’s, Philadelphia
I knew Sunday worship wasn’t viable. But what about weekdays?
by Peter Kountz
Faith after ascension (Ephesians 1:15-23)
We hope and pray that God will meet us, even if God feels absent to us.
The vocation of being a stranger
As a mother and a woman of color, I read Camille Dungy's book as a personal roadmap.
by Josina Guess
Lamb and shepherd (Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24; Matthew 25:31-46)
I once cared for a sick and vulnerable lamb.
by Audrey West
November 26, Reign of Christ A (Matthew 25:31-46)
The criteria for separating sheep from goats do not include a confession of faith.
by Audrey West
On failing to receive hospitality
On the way to the soup kitchen, I met a man with a loaf of bread.
July 2, Ordinary 13A (Matthew 10:40–42)
Matthew 25 is not the only way that Christ appears in our world.
by Liddy Barlow
June 18, 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Exodus 19:2–8a; Psalm 100; Romans 5:1–8; Matthew 9:35–10:8