We’re deep in the midst of what the church calls “Ordinary Time” — roughly half the year where there aren’t major holidays or more specific church seasons. How do we practice walking well through these days that make up our lives? Listen to Rev. Whitney’s sermon from August 10th here.
There is a temptation to build ever bigger barns, so that we can save more and more, making sure that we’re looking out for ourselves and taking care of our futures. But what if this is not where we are to place our trust? What if true security rests with God and one another —…
What do keep carrying with us, and what could we set down for a while? Oddly enough, celebrating Christmas in July might give us some clues. Listen to Rev. Liz’s sermon from July 6th here.
“What have you to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God?” What a question to ask — one that the demons ask in this strange and disturbing story, and one that we might do well to ask, also. Hear more in Michael’s sermon, available here.
How can we begin to wrap our minds around the mystery and wonder of the Trinity — this strange and fabulous teaching that God is simultaneously three and one? One way in begins in a rustic log cabin on a mountain in New Hampshire. Listen to Rev. Liz’s sermon from Trinity Sunday here.
Who is the Holy Spirit? How would we know her if we were to encounter her? What are we to make of all the many, many different images and metaphors we receive for her? One possibility comes to us from Margaret Wise Brown, the amazing children’s author. To hear more, listen to Rev. Liz’s sermon…
The Book of Revelation is impenetrable! Or, at least it can seem that way sometimes. But what if we need to approach it in a new way — as if we’re learning a new language? What might be able to uncover about God’s dream for the world then? Listen to Rev. Liz’s sermon from the…
There are times in our lives when everything changes — sometimes because of something we’ve chosen, and sometimes because life just happens to us. In both cases, we get to make a choice about how we enter in, how we move forward, and how we do so with love. Hear more in Rev. Martha’s sermon…
Clothing someone by hand is an intimate act, and a loving one. If it’s done well, I think it can be a healing act. When someone is creating something that we will wear, there’s no pretending that we don’t have a body, or that we don’t have needs. Hear more of the story of St….
Paul’s conversion experience is a dramatic one — flashes of light, voices and visions, scales finally falling from his eyes. This example has sometimes been used hurtfully, suggesting that we should all encounter God with such intensity. But what if sometimes, our connection with God unfolds much more slowly, through relationship and tenderness, over years…