Posts by Sarah Lloyd
Sweat Equity
Sweat Equity Rev. Robert P. Hoch, Ph.D. First & Franklin Presbyterian Church Baltimore MD 21201 October 4, 2020 Gospel Matthew 21:33-46 33“Listen to another parable. There was a landowner…
Read MoreLively Commentary
Lively Commentary Rev. Robert P. Hoch, Ph.D. First &Franklin Presbyterian Church Baltimore MD 21201 October 25, 2020 Matthew 22:34-39 When the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees,…
Read MoreRender Unto God
Render Unto God Rev. Robert P. Hoch, Ph.D. First & Franklin Presbyterian Church Baltimore MD 21201 October 18, 2020 Gospel Matthew 22:15-22 15Then the Pharisees went and plotted to…
Read MoreReal Hunger & Real Thirst
Real Hunger & Real Thirst Rev. Robert P. Hoch, Ph.D. First & Franklin Presbyterian Church Baltimore MD 21201 October 11, 2020 Gospel Matthew 22:1-14 1Once more Jesus spoke…
Read MoreThe Students Left Behind by Remote Learning by Alec MacGillis, in The New Yorker & ProPublica
Many of you know Alec MacGillis, a regular at First & Franklin Presbyterian Church. On Monday, September 28, The New Yorker published a piece he wrote about a young person…
Read MorePower Grab or Gift of Power?
Power Grab or Gift of Power? Rev. Robert P. Hoch, Ph.D. First & Franklin Presbyterian Church Baltimore MD September 27, 2020 Philippians 2:1-13 1If then…
Read MoreLate in the Day
Late in the Day Rev. Robert P. Hoch, Ph.D. First & Franklin Presbyterian Church Baltimore, MD September 20, 2020 Matthew 20:1-16 “For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner…
Read MoreWhy is Love Important?
Day 5 of the school year on Zoom: Why is Love Important? Distance education for small children poses real hardships, too many to count, but even these contexts are not…
Read MoreA Note from Rob
Our daily lives have been turned upside down as a result of the pandemic. At the end of my run this morning, I saw a woman pulling into the parking…
Read MoreMorning Prayer 091120
Meditation “Maybe I was praying for him then, in my own way. Does God have a set way of prayer, a way that He expects each of us to follow?…
Read MoreFirst & Franklin Cocktails and Things About Cats
If you’re looking for some casual fellowship, join us on September 11 at 7 p.m. for First & Franklin’s Cocktail Hour . . . our theme, which we will hold…
Read MoreMorning Prayer 091020
Meditation “Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. . . . If, in this life only, we have hope in Christ, we are…
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