Day1 Weekly Podcast

Join us for Episode 4255 as we welcome the Rev. Dr. Jason Byassee, Senior Pastor of Timothy Eaton Memorial Church in Toronto, for his sermon "The Firetruck in the Ditch," based on Exodus 32:1-4, 7-11, 14. Marking the 20th Sunday after Pentecost, Byassee explores Israel's golden calf catastrophe, contrasting Aaron's passive complicity with Moses' zealous overreach, and reminding us that idols are o...

Join us for Episode 4254 of Day1, as Rev. Susan Sparks, Senior Minister of Madison Avenue Baptist Church in New York City, brings her sermon "Riding Into the Storm" from St. Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh, drawn from Psalm 46:1-11. On this nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Sparks turns a South Dakota motorcycle ride through a violent storm into a meditation on stillness, refuge, and courage, remin...

Join us for Episode 4253 of Day1, featuring Rev. Matthew Fleming, teaching pastor at St. Andrew Lutheran Church in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, and founder of Church Anew. In his sermon "A Message, A Memory, A Mystery," drawn from Psalm 78:1-8, Fleming reflects on the wonder of children's questions and the psalmist's call to pass faith from one generation to the next. As we move through the 18th Sunda...

Join us for Episode 4252 as Rev. Dr. Aimee Moiso, an ordained Presbyterian Church (USA) minister and manager of social policy witness for the denomination, brings us "Subverting Expectations" from Luke 14:1-14. As we move through the season after Pentecost, Aimee unpacks a familiar dinner party story, showing how Jesus quietly upends assumptions about status, humility, and who deserves a seat at t...

Join us for Episode 4251 of Day1, as Rev. Dr. Will Willimon, Professor of the Practice of Christian Ministry at Duke Divinity School and retired United Methodist Bishop, preaches "Unlimited Forgiveness" from Matthew 18:21-33. As the church moves through the season after Pentecost, Willimon confronts our appetite for limits on mercy, tracing Jesus' parable of the unforgiving servant with humor and...

Join us for episode 4250 of Day1, featuring Rev. Paul Roberts, President of the Justice Center for Sacred Theological Studies in Atlanta, preaching "A New Earth and a New Heaven" on Exodus 12:1-14. As the season after Pentecost continues, Roberts moves between the earthy and the cosmic, tracing how a formerly enslaved people learned to hope again on the eve of their liberation. Drawing on his own...

Join us for Episode #4249 as Rev. Carla Jones Brown, Designated Pastor of Oxford Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia, brings us "Holy Ground, Ordinary Shoes," a sermon on Exodus 3:1-15. Preaching on Moses and the burning bush, Rev. Jones Brown explores what it means to turn aside and notice the sacred breaking into an ordinary day, and how God calls people with no standing to carry extraordinary p...

Join us for Episode #4248 as Rev. Dr. Charles Qualls, senior pastor of Franklin Baptist Church in Franklin, VA, preaches "Who We Say Jesus Is, Matters" from Matthew 16:13-19. As the season after Pentecost invites deeper reflection on discipleship, Qualls explores Jesus' pointed question—"Who do you say that I am?"—unpacking freedom, faith, and what it means to make Jesus central rather than merely...

Join us for Episode #4247 as we welcome Rev. Dr. Charles Qualls, senior pastor of Franklin Baptist Church in Franklin, VA, preaching "Life's Harder Questions" from Romans 11:1-2a, 29-32. As the 12th Sunday after Pentecost unfolds, Qualls reflects on God's unwavering faithfulness and the irrevocable nature of divine calling, even amid life's most persistent doubts. Drawing on decades of pastoral ex...

We remember the Rev. Dr. Joanna Moseley Adams, who died August 7, 2026. Joanna's history with Day1 and The Protestant Hour stretched back to 1989. This conversation, recorded in 2024, was her final appearance on the program.

Join us for Episode #4246 of Day1, featuring Rev. Dr. Charles A. Wiley III of the Alliance for Christian Media in Atlanta, GA, preaching "Use Your Words" on Romans 10:5-17. As the 11th Sunday after Pentecost approaches, Wiley challenges mainline Protestants' quiet discomfort with evangelism, unpacking Paul's insistence that faith is both lived and spoken. Drawing on a misattributed quote from St....

Join us for Episode 4245 of Day1 as we welcome the Rev. Dr. Kimberly Wagner, Assistant Professor of Preaching at Princeton Theological Seminary in Princeton, New Jersey, preaching "Blessed Wrestling" from Genesis 32:22-31. As we mark the 10th Sunday after Pentecost, Dr. Wagner turns to Jacob's nighttime struggle at the river Jabbok, exploring how blessing and struggle are never mutually exclusive....

Join us for Day1 Episode 4244 with Dr. Anne Zaki, Assistant Professor of Preaching and Practical Theology at the Evangelical Theological Seminary in Cairo. In her sermon, “In the Shadow of Grace,” based on Genesis 29:14b-30, Dr. Zaki examines Laban’s consuming hunger for more and the damage greed causes in families, churches, and society. For the Ninth Sunday after Pentecost, she invites us to ste...

Join us for Day1 Classics, Episode #4243, featuring Rev. John Vannorsdall, longtime Lutheran preacher on The Protestant Hour and former University Chaplain at Yale University. In his sermon, “Against All Preachers of Bad News,” based on John 20:19-29, Vannorsdall reflects on Thomas, doubt, compassion, and the resurrection hope that meets us in the hard realities of ordinary life. For Proper 11, th...

Join us for "Day1 Classics," Episode 4242 with Rev. Dr. Marshall F. Mauney, Lutheran pastor and longtime leader at First Lutheran Church in Norfolk, Virginia. His sermon, “Sensing the Revolution,” is based on Romans 5:6-11 and speaks to Proper 10, the 7th Sunday after Pentecost. Preached in 1981, Mauney reflects on America’s revolutionary story in light of God’s deeper revolutionary love, a love t...

Join us for another episode of or series "Day1 Classics," featuring Rev. William F. Henning Jr., a Presbyterian pastor and denominational leader connected with the Presbytery of Arkansas. His 1976 sermon, “Did the Bicentennial Come Too Late?” is based on Mark 1:40-45 and reflects on alienation, national failure, repentance, and Christ’s healing grace. Airing on the 6th Sunday after Pentecost, Year...

Join us for Day1 Episode #4240 with Rev. Dr. Janiece Renee Williams, Visiting Lecturer in Homiletics at Virginia Theological Seminary, preaching “Keeping the Main Thing the Main Thing” on Acts 19:11-20. For the 5th Sunday after Pentecost, Dr. Williams reflects on the danger of using Jesus’ name for power, status, or self-interest without truly knowing and embodying Christ. Her message calls us fro...

Join us for Day1 Episode 4239 with Rev. Dr. Joe Evans, senior pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Marietta, Georgia, as he shares his sermon “12 Square Miles of Clay,” based on 2 Timothy 2:8-15. For the 4th Sunday after Pentecost, Rev. Evans invites us to remember Jesus Christ by noticing the people closest to us, practicing everyday kindness, and trusting that faithful presence can shape the w...

Join us for Day1 Episode #4238 with Rev. Dr. Casey Sigmon, Associate Professor of Preaching and Worship at Saint Paul School of Theology. Her sermon, “Why Did Sarah Laugh? Embracing God’s Holy Absurdity,” is based on Genesis 18:1-15 and 21:1-7. On the 3rd Sunday after Pentecost, Year A, Sigmon reflects on Sarah’s laughter, God’s unexpected promises, and the holy possibility that stories we thought...

Join us for Day1 Episode 4237 with Bishop Robert C. Wright, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta, as he preaches “God is Our Portion” on Genesis 12:1-9. For the 2nd Sunday after Pentecost, Year A, Bishop Wright reflects on God’s call to Abram and Sarai, the promise of blessing, and the faithful journey of discovering that God is enough. With warmth and clarity, he invites us to trust God’s c...

Join us for Day1 Episode 4236 with Rev. Dr. Katie Hays, founder and lead evangelist of Galileo Church in Fort Worth, Texas. Her sermon, “Creator Creates Creation,” is based on Genesis 1:1-2:4a and explores the deep connection between God, creation, and all that God has made. For Trinity Sunday, Rev. Dr. Hays invites us to consider creation not as a science lesson, but as a faith claim: that God is...

Join us for Day1 Episode 4235 with the Rev. Dr. Michael DeLashmutt, Dean of the Chapel and Associate Professor of Theology at General Theological Seminary in New York City. His sermon, “This is Not an A.I. Sermon,” is based on Genesis 11:1-9. For the Day of Pentecost, Dr. DeLashmutt reflects on Babel, artificial intelligence, productivity, human worth, and the Spirit’s gift of communion.

Join us for Episode 4234 of Day1 with Rev. Dr. Chris Holmes, Senior Pastor and Head of Staff at North Avenue Presbyterian Church in Atlanta, Georgia. His sermon, “Jubilant with Joy,” is based on Psalm 68:1–10, 32–35. For the 7th Sunday of Easter and Ascension of the Lord, Rev. Dr. Holmes reflects on joy that endures, God’s power and nearness, and the humility of trusting God in a troubled world. L...

Join us for Day1 Episode 4233 as Rev. Dr. Scott Rennie, Minister of St Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh, Scotland, brings a message titled The Unknown God, based on Acts 17:22-31. Preaching for the 6th Sunday of Easter, he reflects on faith, mystery, humility, and the risen Christ who makes God known without removing wonder. This thoughtful sermon speaks to spiritual searching in a world hungry for c...

Join us for Day1 Episode 4232 as Rev. Dr. Brian Coulter, pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Fort Worth, Texas, preaches Jesus Standing from Acts 7:55-60. On the Fifth Sunday of Easter, he reflects on the challenge of knowing when to sit, stand, or kneel in faithful response to the world around us. With humor, honesty, and theological depth, this sermon points to the Christ who does not remain...