Father Joshua J. Whitfield provides a reflection on the readings and Gospel for the 3rd Sunday in Lent, March 8, 2026.

Known as the Prince of Preachers, Charles Spurgeon preached thousands of sermons over forty years of pastoral ministry. But preaching was only one part of his ministry. He also pastored a church of ...

And how do we use this sermon Style, with its great rhetorical potential, biblically? Textual preaching dominated the homiletical landscape in the latter half of the 1800s and the first half of the ...

Sometime in the late 1980s I was presenting a paper on my dissertation when I noticed that the most important person in postwar American preaching was sitting in the first row. I had the opportunity ...

John Wesley had a portable pulpit. The immediate need was practical: he was short, and his pulpit elevated him so that he could be seen and heard. Perhaps more importantly, the portable pulpit turned ...

On any given Sunday, churchgoers settle into pews as a clergy person takes an ancient holy text and figures out what it has to say about our lives today. But how would worshippers feel if they found ...

Eureka First United Methodist Church Eureka (520 Del Norte St.): The Sunday worship service starts at 10 a.m. The Rev. Amy Beth Durward de Macias’ sermon is titled “The High Way.” Both virtual and ...

Each Wednesday at 7 p.m., an Interactive, Interesting, and Informative Bible Study will be held in the church auditorium. Kelley Selby is currently leading this Bible study. All are welcome to ...