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Help with the Healing

BySheryl Johnson October 3, 2018November 13, 2018

Rev. Janie M. Walker speaks on portions of Mark 7 in her sermon given at Community worship on Tuesday, October 2, 2018.

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Janie came to Richmond Hill as a resident associate pastor in 2000. She left the residential community in 2008, but continued to live out her passion around God’s healing of metropolitan Richmond by serving as a pastoral presence in churches and community development initiatives before returning to Richmond Hill as an interim pastoral leader in 2014 and now serves as its Co-Pastoral Director. She is an ordained Baptist pastor, certified Intentional Interim Pastor and Transitional Consultant, and a graduate of the Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology at Virginia Union University.

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Discipleship beyond the walls of death

BySheryl Johnson August 20, 2014

Preached at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church 17 August 2014 | Proper 15 Matthew 15:10-28 | The Canaanite Woman This morning’s Gospel begins with a riddle. You know– The Greek word for riddle is parable. Jesus taught in riddles. It was a kind of teaching which required the listener to think. A puzzle. The riddle was this: “It is not…

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Finding Wisdom in an Era of ‘Fake News’

BySheryl Johnson August 23, 2018September 11, 2018

Rev. Sherman Logan delivers a strong message at Community worship on Tuesday, August 22, 2018 at Richmond Hill. [soundcloud id=’489775620′ height=’false’] Rev. Sherman Z. Logan, Jr. is the Executive Minister at First Unitarian Universalist Church of Richmond. He earned a BA degree in Sociology from the University of Virginia and a Master of Divinity from…

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Judgment, Holy Spirit, and the Unquenchable Fire

BySheryl Johnson December 17, 2015

14 December 2015 | Third Sunday of Advent | Luke 3:7-18 Richmond Hill, Richmond, Virginia The Rev. B. P. Campbell John said to the crowds that came out to be baptized by him, “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Bear fruits worthy of repentance. Do not begin to say to…

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Keep Awake! [Instructions to the Chosen]

BySheryl Johnson December 2, 2014

1 December 2014 | I Advent Mark 13:3-4, 24-37 The Marcan Apocalypse There is a quality to the light in the Northern Hemisphere in December, even at mid-day, which is haunting, deep, and reflective. The light is low and long. The sunsets have a particular golden quality. The days are shorter and shorter. It is…

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Hearing the Questions

BySheryl Johnson June 27, 2018August 25, 2018

“When you hear the question that is your question, you have begun to hear much.” Rev. Amelie Wilmer takes on Mark 4:35-41 during Community worship, Tuesday, June 26, 2018. [soundcloud id=’464312496′ mini=’false’ width=’100%’] Amelie began her ministry at St. John’s in June of 2017. Prior to her arrival, she served for five years as the…

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Franchising the true vine

BySheryl Johnson May 8, 2015May 8, 2015

4 May 2015 | V Easter John 15:1-8 | The True Vine I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinegrower. He removes every branch in me that bears no fruit. Every branch that bears fruit he prunes to make it bear more fruit. You have already been cleansed by the word that I have…

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