Alix Pridgen

Jesus tells us the greatest commandment is to love God with our whole being and to love our neighbors as ourselves. He didn't say it was easy.

Bartimaeus and Malala refuse to be silenced -- and are blessed.

Jesus tries to take a vacation and meets a woman whose words challenge his prejudice and change his vision of ministry. Sermon on Mark 7:24037

Sermon on James chapter 1

Joshua challenges us to choose which god we will serve. Sermon on Joshua 24:1-25

Sermon on Ephesians 4:25-5:2 Life in the Body of Christ

Sermon on Amos 7:7-15 and Mark 16:18-49 The need for critics and honest criticism and a call to more responsible politics.

A sermon on the call of Samuel (I Sam. chapter 3) and our call to honesty and to tell our leaders the truth--especially when it's not what they want to hear.

God's love, mercy and forgiveness transforms and heals us. Share the good news!

Jesus looks to God for his mission and shows us how to say "no" to the trap of pleasing everyone else.

Jesus casts a demon out of a man in a synagogue. We have our own "demons" but Jesus can cast them out, too.

There were also many women who followed Jesus and were his disciples in the same way as the "12 apostles"--but their stories and contributions were minimized during the process of the canonization of the Holy Bible and by early Gospel writers. Today, I lift up the voice and experience of Mary from Magdal/Migdal.

Jesus calls... You!

God is determined to be with us and nothing will stand in God's way. The Lord is coming!

Our hope is founded on the reliability of God's Word. Signs of hope abound!

Christ the King Sunday 2023Text: Matthew 25:31-46

Jesus' enemies try to force him to choose between two narrow positions on an issue--but he chooses to answer in a way that acknowledges the complexity of life. We must maintain our allegiance to God while at the same time navigating the realities of this world.

A sermon addressing the war between Israel and Gaza. The text is Matthew 22:1-14

Giving up everything and gaining even more. A sermon on Philippians 3:4-14

God provides a fountain of life from the very rock we thought was blocking our path. A sermon on Exodus 17:1-7.