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, ...
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 ...
In a recent essay, Marilynne Robinson attributes the struggles of mainline Protestantism to preaching. She claims that the sermon, as the center of worship in the contemporary mainline church, is ...
Preaching manner, personality and leadership skills made the Rev. Troy Dobbs the choice to take over as senior pastor at Grace Church, said Jeff Stone, a member of the church pulpit search committee .
There’s a general misconception among some misinformed circles that the grace message is powerless. Some erroneously assume that preaching grace leaves demons terrorising believers. Before we even go ...