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Jason Wells On September 10, 2026, Jimmy Kimmel interviewed Senate candidate James Talarico. Talarico is a seminary student in the Presbyterian Church (USA) and his message has resonated with a broad audience. Two things to note from this interview: First, his message should be highly familiar to preaching in mainline Protestant churches. While conservative Christians have attacked … Read more
Rev. Dr. Matthew Love writes for The Living Church’s Covenant blog on byproducts of preaching, namely, being drawn deeply into the Word of God as both the preacher and the hearer. He compares the work of preachers and cooks: Great cooks anticipate byproducts and capitalize on them. Very little is wasted. Delicious gravy for tonight’s … Read more
Bishop Daniel Martins writes for The Living Church’s Covenant blog on the unsung spirituality of Ordinary Time, which often underappreciated in comparison to the seasons of Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, Lent and Easter. He writes: Ordinary Time is brimming with its own peculiar virtues, its own winsome charisms. These are, to be sure, usually more subtle … Read more
About Advent In the Book of Common Prayer [T]he Sundays of Advent are always the four Sundays before Christmas Day, whether it occurs on a Sunday or a weekday. (p. 15) The feast of the Dedication of a Church, and the feast of its patron or title, may be observed on, or be transferred to, … Read more
by Rev. Jason Wells, prayed at the closing of the May 1, 2025 rally in Concord, NH, based on the Lord’s Prayer. See coverage of the event on InDepthNH. Good and gracious God,deliver us from the evilof rejecting the divine image in which we are createdof rejecting that dignity, value and infinite worth you alone … Read more
by Rev. Jason Wells, prayed at the January 16, 2023 MLK Celebration. See more details about that event. Good and gracious God, fill us with fear as we call upon, as we invoke your name today. Give us the gift of fear that we dare not come here to “build the tombs of a prophet.” … Read more