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12/26/2025

From this week’s episode of Day1, Rev. Dr. Katie Givens Kime speaks with Rev. Jamie Butcher of Covenant Presbyterian Church about eco-grief and the church’s role in naming ecological loss faithfully.

“I don’t think we need the birds to cry and the mountains to weep to know that we are in pain when it comes to our relationship with the world.”

In this conversation, they reflect on how Scripture invites us to listen to creation without projecting our grief onto it, and how the church can hold space for sorrow with honesty and care.

Listen to the full episode: https://day1.fm/4214

12/25/2025

Merry Christmas, Facebook friends!

Today, our gratitude begins with wonder: that the Creator of all things chose to be held, to be known, and to be named.

Friends, a most wonder-ful Christmas to you and yours, from all of us at Day1!

12/24/2025

“Not only do we offer praise. We also have permission to sing our pain.”

This week’s episode of the Day1 Radio Show and the Day1 Weekly Podcast reflects on Psalm 148 during the First Sunday after Christmas, a season that holds joy and vulnerability side by side.

In her sermon, "Praise Through the Haze," Rev. Jamie Butcher invites us to consider how praise and lament belong together, especially when creation, grief, and hope intersect.

How does your faith make room for both praise and pain in this season?

Listen here: https://day1.fm/4214

12/23/2025

This week’s new Day1 episode features Rev. Jamie Butcher, pastor of Covenant Presbyterian Church in Atlanta, GA, with a sermon entitled "Praise Through the Haze," based on Psalm 148.

Reflecting on eco-grief, creation’s praise, and the place of lament in faithful living, Rev. Butcher invites listeners to consider how Scripture speaks when clarity feels distant and hope must be held with care.

Listen, share and subscribe here: https://day1.fm/4214

12/22/2025

PREACHERS AND TEACHERS — As you prepare to preach and teach this week, explore these exclusive Day1 sermons and reflections to bring new depth and insight to your ministry.

LITURGICAL DATE: First Sunday After Christmas Day - Year A
CALENDAR DATE: Sunday, December 28, 2025

PS: Each Monday at 7am, a new sermon resource from Frederick Buechner is posted here:
https://www.frederickbuechner.com/weeklysermonillustrations

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ISAIAH 63:7-9
🔗 ON Scripture: Selfie Culture and True Community – The Rev. Dr. Walter Brueggemann
https://day1.org/articles/5d9b820ef71918cdf2004036/on_scripture_selfie_culture_and_true_community_isaiah_6379_by_walter_brueggemann

🔗 The Future of Preaching – Melissa Wiginton
https://day1.org/weekly-broadcast/5d9b820ef71918cdf20024b7/the_future_of_preaching

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PSALM 148
🔗 Walter Brueggemann: Trees: Signals of Hope and Defiance – The Rev. Dr. Walter Brueggemann
https://day1.org/articles/645a4d276615fb5bec00002f/walter-brueggemann-trees-signals-of-hope-and-defiance

🔗 Kenneth Samuel: The Planet In Praise – The Rev. Dr. Kenneth L. Samuel
https://day1.org/articles/5d9b820ef71918cdf2003802/kenneth_samuel_the_planet_in_praise

🔗 Frederick Buechner Sermon Illustration: Praise (Psalm 65:1-2, 148:1-4) – The Rev. Frederick Buechner
https://day1.org/articles/5f047c5d6615fb87db000203/frederick-buechner-sermon-illustration-praise-psalm-6512-14814

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HEBREWS 2:10-18
🔗 The Future of Preaching – Melissa Wiginton
https://day1.org/weekly-broadcast/5d9b820ef71918cdf20024b7/the_future_of_preaching

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MATTHEW 2:13-23
🔗 The Future of Preaching – Melissa Wiginton
https://day1.org/weekly-broadcast/5d9b820ef71918cdf20024b7/the_future_of_preaching

🔗 The New Normal – The Rev. Dr. James Lamkin
https://day1.org/weekly-broadcast/5d9b820ef71918cdf2002c2d/the_new_normal

🔗 Rachel’s Weeping Must Cease! – The Rev. Dr. Robert M. Zanicky
https://day1.org/weekly-broadcast/5d9b820ef71918cdf2002495/rachels_weeping_must_cease

🔗 ON Scripture-The Bible: Matthew 2:13–23: The Massacre of the Innocents and the Soul of the Warrior – Coleman Baker
https://day1.org/articles/5d9b820ef71918cdf20037fd/on_scripturethe_bible_matthew_213__23_the_massacre_of_the_innocents_and_the_soul_of_the_warrior_by_coleman_baker

🔗 Bill Flippin Jr.: Matthew 2:13-23: Significance of Jesus' Early Years – The Rev. Dr. William E. Flippin Jr.
https://day1.org/articles/5d9b820ef71918cdf200403d/bill_flippin_jr_matthew_21323_significance_of_jesus_early_years

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12/21/2025

It’s Day1 of a new week, and a new episode of the Day1 Radio Show is being broadcast worldwide.

This morning’s broadcast features a thoughtful Day1 Interview with Rick Steves, followed by an Advent sermon from Rev. Dr. Katie Givens Kime, “Keep on Travelin’,” rooted in John 1:4–5.

Listen on your local radio station (check your local listings) today, or stream the full episode anytime on YouTube and the Day1 Weekly Podcast.

https://youtu.be/DDvIdKR6h60

Join us for Day1 Episode 4213 as Rev. Dr. Katie Givens Kime reflects on her conversation with Rick Steves in the first installment of “The Day1 Interview.” T...

12/20/2025

“Love your neighbor has nothing to do with proximity.”

Tomorrow, on the 4th Sunday of Advent, we’re reflecting on how faith calls us to see the world and one another with wider hearts.

This week. Rick Steves joins Rev. Dr. Katie Givens Kime for the debut of The Day1 Interview, followed by an Advent sermon inspired by John 1:4-5.

Listen on your local radio station tomorrow morning, or right now, here: https://day1.org/RickSteves

12/18/2025

“I’ve never told that story, and I’ve never kind of cried when I said it. But that is inspiring to me.”

This is one of our favorite clips from this week's episode. Rick Steves joins host Rev. Dr. Katie Givens Kime to reflect on where he has seen light breaking through darkness, and let's us in on a story both broken and beautiful from Bethlehem that continues to shape his faith.

Watch the clip below and listen to the full episode here: https://day1.org/RickSteves

12/17/2025

“Love your neighbor has nothing to do with proximity.”

On this 4th Sunday of Advent, Day1 invites us to reflect on what it means to love beyond borders, assumptions, and comfort zones.

In this week’s episode of the Day1 Radio Show and the Day1 Weekly Podcast, Rick Steves joins us for the debut of The Day1 Interview, followed by an Advent sermon from Rev. Dr. Katie Givens Kime inspired by John 1:4–5.

How might Advent prepare us to see our neighbors differently as the holy light draws near?

Full episode here >>> https://day1.org/RickSteves

12/16/2025

This week on Day1, Rick Steves joins us for the debut of The Day1 Interview.

For this Fourth Sunday of Advent, beloved travel writer, public television host, and philanthropist Rick Steves sits down for a thoughtful conversation about faith, pilgrimage, loving our neighbors beyond borders, and seeing the world as God’s creation.

Following the interview, Day1 host Rev. Dr. Katie Givens Kime offers a sermon shaped by the conversation. Her sermon, “Keep on Travelin’,” is rooted in John 1:4–5 and reflects on Advent light and the roads that both test and form our faith.

Listen here: https://day1.org/RickSteves

If you enjoy this interview, please like, share, and subscribe to our podcast. And we would love to hear from you. Let us know what you think of this new format and who you would like to hear next on The Day1 Interview.