Andrew Sheppard

Second Sunday in Lent, Year A Genesis 12:1-4a | Psalm 121 | Romans 4:1-5, 13-17 | John 3:1-17In a passage...

Advent 1, Year AIsaiah 2:1-5 | Psalm 122 | Romans 13:11-14 | Matthew 24:36-44In a church I formerly attended, the...

Proper 7, Year CLuke 8:26-39Art: “Jesus, the Gerasene, and the Unclean Spirits” by Luke the Cypriot, 1594Throughout Scripture, shepherds get...

Sixth Sunday After EpiphanyPsalm 1Luke 6:17-26Over the past few weeks, the children’s Sunday School class at my church has been...

Proper 27BMark 12:38-44(Photo Credit: The Widow's Mite By Jesus Mafa)My congregation has been well-trained to inhabit the language of abundance....

Twelfth Sunday After PentecostAndrew SheppardJohn 6:35, 41-51Much has rightly been made about the familiarity of the kinds of images and...

Fourth Sunday after PentecostMark 4:26-34 Many have noted the significance of the prevalence of agricultural and horticultural metaphors used by...

Fourth Sunday of EasterActs 4:5-121 John 3:16-24John 10:11-18One of the most indispensable skills for success in the world of business...

Fifth Sunday after EpiphanyMark 1:29-39Wait for the Lord, whose day is near. Wait for the Lord, be strong, take heart!Traditionally,...

Twenty-third Sunday after PentecostMicah 3:5-12Power is one of those words in our Christian parlance that is often assumed and taken...