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April 24, 2012 | Jesus is alive, and that means everything we have come to expect is up for grabs. Even the unexpected, says a Lexington, Ky., pastor. Read more »

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April 10, 2012 | “Jesus is risen from the dead.” Nothing makes sense without those six words, says the canon for regional ministry for the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina. Read more »

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March 20, 2012 | The church emphasizes Lent as a time of penitence and self-reflection because it has inherited from John the conviction that perceiving the in-breaking of the kingdom in the midst of the ordinary is foundational to its proclamation of the gospel. Read more »

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February 28, 2012 | An Episcopal priest calls this “the sermon that started it all.” After preaching this sermon on Maundy Thursday in 2010, she began her journey to photograph people’s hands as they receive communion. Read more »

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February 14, 2012 | The Lord calls us to build -- even when what we’re building pales in comparison to former glory, and even when everyday life threatens to distract us from the task. Read more »

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January 3, 2012 | Like the psalmist, Sally Henningfeld looked to the high places to answer one of the great biblical questions: From where will my help come? Read more »

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December 13, 2011 | Like Mary, we have been called to be fertile, to be a church from which the Spirit brings forth much fruitfulness and life, says the professor of preaching at Asbury Theological Seminary. Read more »

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December 6, 2011 | A divided world does not need a church free of conflict and sin but a church that models how conflict and sin can be transformed into peace. Read more »

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November 29, 2011 | Mary’s Song is a reminder to all Christians that in saying yes to God, Mary also said no to all that is ungodly, says the senior minister and CEO of Old South Church in Boston. Read more »

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November 8, 2011 | After helping a woman step back from the brink of suicide, a pastor realizes that it was his own journey in grief that had prepared him to offer her the path to redemption. Read more »