In the wake of the attack on Venezuela, it is easy to feel helpless, or to go numb. The forces at work here are so much larger and more powerful than any one of us. Too often it feels like there’s not much we can do to change any of it. And yet, and yet….
John the Baptist seems to have a crisis of faith while locked in prison and sends his searching question to Jesus. It seems like the kind of doubt he might get blasted for, but instead Jesus honors him. How might this example help us through the fog of our own day? Listen to Rev. Liz’s…
What rules are meant to be followed, and what situations demand that we get more creative and thoughtful? And through it all, to what, and to whom, and how, do we listen? Rev Whitney’s sermon from the second Sunday of Advent helps us grapple with these questions. You can listen here.
How do we wait? And what happens when what we expect and hope for really doesn’t match what actually comes? Welcome to Advent. Listen to Rev. Martha’s sermon here.
When we celebrate Christ the King Sunday, how do we fit the Jesus of our gospel readings into our images of kingship and authority? Do Jesus‘s actions and teachings push us to consider other ways of leadership? Listen to Rev. Whitney’s sermon here.
The promise we receive from God is not that following in the way of Christ won’t be hard, but rather that God will provide for us all along the way. How can we practice accepting this help? Listen to Rev. Liz’s sermon from November 16th here.
The religious authorities come at Jesus with a trap of a question in today’s Gospel, but he is ready. It’s an absolutely confounding story at first, but Jesus opens it up into liberation all the same. He redirects our attention to where it really needs to be, and reminds us how he will keep showing…
Sometimes saints don’t look exactly like we might expect, and sometimes God’s kingdom doesn’t follow our expectations either. And even still, there comes the promise that there will be enough, and that we will be seen and held. Listen to Rev. Martha’s sermon from All Saints Sunday here.
Each person lacks what the other has. The Pharisee and the tax collector both need each other, though they can hardly see it in the moment. How might we follow the invitation to stretch? Listen to Rev. Liz’s sermon and the way that Bishop Gene Robinson’s teachings continue to challenge her, even many years later….
What happens when there’s just no way forward, at least not in the way you’d imagined? Listen to Rev. Whitney’s sermon on getting very stuck, and discovering what comes next. You can listen here.