The Israelites have been wandering in the wilderness for a long time, and when we catch up with them in our reading from Exodus, God is sending them out yet again to keep moving towards the Promised Land. Moses, for one, seems awfully scared, and asks again and again for God to go with them….
In Paul’s letter to the struggling church in Philippi, we hear him urge leaders who are at odds to be of the same mind. But what might that look like or mean when each person is right, and they also disagree? How then do we move forward? You can listen to Rev. Whitney’s sermon here.
“I do not understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate,” St. Paul wrote in his letter to the Romans, which we heard earlier this year. These wonderful words so aptly speak to the joys and misadventures of life. What if St. Francis…
What is the source of our authority? Who gave it to us, and what are we to do with it? What difference might that make? Listen to Rev. Martha’s sermon here.
“Are you envious because I am generous?” This is the tough question we hear in today’s gospel… and here Rev. Liz offer’s a middle schooler’s surprising wisdom in finding a better way forward. You can listen to the sermon here.
In the midst of huge change, we can feel bewildered, turned all around, and overwhelmed. It can be hard to know which way to go, or where God might be in all of it. Rev. Whitney shares one way forward — you can listen to her sermon here.
There are many things that can make it hard for us to sense God’s presence among us — the ways we hurt each other, the grief we carry, and plenty more. The antidote, though, can be awfully simple. Listen to Rev. Liz’s sermon here.
What does it mean to draw near to God, or to find God in our midst? And perhaps more importantly, how might we be called to help make that possible? Listen to Rev. Martha’s sermon here.
Peter and Jesus might have seen things differently and both of them were true. Where are you feeling Invited to see the world as God sees it? Listen to Rev. Whitney’s sermon here.
So often it seems the world breeds division, pitting us against each other and encouraging us to ask what we owe each other, or how little we can get away with offering. What if there were another way? Listen to Rev. Liz’s sermon here.