Sermon Video
Sermon Video with Rev. Mark Sandlin, Church of the Covenant (PCUSA), Greensboro, NC.
Why do you think so many churches mostly practice charity rather than justice?
I’m puzzled about prayer in the context of Progressive Christianity which has replaced the interventionist God “up-there” or “out-there” with the God-within. The typical (conventional) church service liturgy invariably includes an “Intercessions” segment. What meaning does this (segment) have in the context of “progressive” thinking? Should it be abandoned?
Can Christian liturgies be made to reflect reality rather than nostalgia?
Question & Answer Ginny from Reno, Nevada asks: Question: Why is it so important to you to view the Gospels as
With the #TakeAKnee movement growing, what do you think the Church's role in racism in the US is?
I have friends who seem to think believing that Jesus died for them is all they need to do. Some of them even treat other people badly and when I say something to them about being more Christian they just quote John 3:16 to me. What are your thoughts?
Even though I find redemptive suffering to be horrible theology, it does seem to be the underpinning that 1 Peter's author is using to encourage Christian slaves to endure the suffering that they are subjected to under their masters. The larger implication, however, is that you are doing it because you are “following in [Jesus's] footsteps.”
To me, Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem – humbly riding into town, bouncing around on the back of a previously unridden ass as people gathered to greet him singing and shouting, “Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord,” signals that Easter is going to be a story about confronting The Powers That Be.
Why is Christianity growing in its fundamentalist forms and dying where it tries to engage the thought of the present world?
Good and gracious God, We come before you today lifting up those who, because they are far too frequently seen as different, are far too frequently treated differently.
They said I was… a radical. a liberal. anti-American. a tree hugger. a peacenik. a socialist. a progressive. But I was just following
The bumper sticker that jokingly says, “God loves us all, but I’m His favorite,” points to a much bigger problem that absolutely ruins