Show Notes
Join us for Episode 4218 of Day1 as Rev. Dr. Aimee Moiso of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) in Louisville, Kentucky, preaches “Transformational Foolishness” from 1 Corinthians 1:10–18. Preaching on the Third Sunday after Epiphany (Year A), Dr. Moiso reflects on unity, division, and the paradoxical wisdom of the cross. Drawing from her expertise in preaching and ecclesial life, she invites listeners to consider how God’s wisdom reshapes the church’s witness in a fractured world. Tune in to the Day1 Radio Show or the Day1 Weekly Podcast for this thoughtful and timely message.
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Join us for Episode 4257 of Day1 as Rev. Dr. John H. Vaughn, executive pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church, and Rabbi Lydia Medwin of The Temple, both in Atlanta, co-preach "We Can Do Hard Things" from Exodus 3:1-15. Through God's call to a reluctant Moses at the burning bush, they show how God partners with flawed people and surrounds them with human companions for the work of liberation. In this season after Pentecost, their message offers steady encouragement: we are not asked to do it all, only our part. Tune in for Christian and Jewish wisdom on courage and calling.
Join us for Day1 Episode 4256 with Rear Admiral Rev. Dr. Margaret Grun Kibben, the 62nd Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington, D.C., as she preaches "Pray for THEM?!" from Matthew 22:15-22. Drawing on her unique calling, Dr. Kibben explores Jesus' answer to a political trap: the coin bears Caesar's image, but we bear God's. On this 21st Sunday after Pentecost, she calls us to civic responsibility and to pray for the leaders we like and the ones we don't. Tune in for a hopeful word on faith, citizenship, and prayer.
Join us for Episode 4255 as we welcome the Rev. Dr. Jason Byassee, Senior Pastor of Timothy Eaton Memorial Church in Toronto, for his sermon "The Firetruck in the Ditch," based on Exodus 32:1-4, 7-11, 14. Marking the 20th Sunday after Pentecost, Byassee explores Israel's golden calf catastrophe, contrasting Aaron's passive complicity with Moses' zealous overreach, and reminding us that idols are often good things we mistakenly worship. Ultimately, he points to a God who repairs what we ruin.
Join us for Episode 4254 of Day1, as Rev. Susan Sparks, Senior Minister of Madison Avenue Baptist Church in New York City, brings her sermon "Riding Into the Storm" from St. Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh, drawn from Psalm 46:1-11. On this nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Sparks turns a South Dakota motorcycle ride through a violent storm into a meditation on stillness, refuge, and courage, reminding us that God's presence, not the absence of storms, is the promise we are given.
Join us for Episode 4253 of Day1, featuring Rev. Matthew Fleming, teaching pastor at St. Andrew Lutheran Church in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, and founder of Church Anew. In his sermon "A Message, A Memory, A Mystery," drawn from Psalm 78:1-8, Fleming reflects on the wonder of children's questions and the psalmist's call to pass faith from one generation to the next. As we move through the 18th Sunday after Pentecost, he invites us to hold scripture as message, memory, and mystery alike.