The Rev. Marek Zabriskie, rector of Christ Church Episcopal in Greenwich, Conn., is the featured preacher March 28, Palm Sunday, and April 4, Easter Sunday, on “Day 1” with host Peter Wallace, the nationally broadcast ecumenical radio program also accessible online at Day1.org and by podcast.
Zabriskie came to Christ Church in 2018 after serving for 23 years as rector of St. Thomas Episcopal Church Whitemarsh in Fort Washington, Penn. Earlier, he served churches in Richmond, Va., and Nashville, Tenn.
“The Donkey Detail,” his sermon for Pal Sunday, is based on Mark 11:1-11, the account of Jesus’s entry into Jerusalem. He says, “I have learned that God assigns us little tasks in life that make a crucial difference, like fetching donkeys.”
“God Says, ‘Nevertheless’” his Easter sermon is drawn from the account of the visit of Mary Magdalene, Mary, the mother of James, and Salome to the tomb found in Mark 16:1-8. “The
resurrection is an outrageous assault on our shrunken worldviews,” he says. It’s a full-frontal attack on our Good Friday outlook when God dreams for us to have an Easter reality.”
Zabriskie studied philosophy at Emory University and trained for the priesthood at Yale and Berkeley Divinity Schools. He has published and edited several books, including “The Bible Challenge,” a popular study guide, used worldwide, that helps people read the entire Bible in a year.
The program includes interviews with Zabriskie conducted by Wallace, who is also executive producer.
“Day 1” has been broadcast every week for more than 75 years, formerly as “The Protestant Hour.” Featuring outstanding preachers from the mainline denominations, “Day 1” is currently distributed to more than 200 radio stations across America and overseas. The program is produced by the Alliance for Christian Media, based in Atlanta, Ga. For more information, check the program’s website, http://day1.org.
