Sunday Messages Podcast

Pastor Emma Peterson delivers a message about Valentines Day, Black History Month, and Beloved Community.

Our guest minister, Rev. Micah Ma, spoke to us from home in Ohio to tell us about how the lessons learned as a VA chaplain can apply to how we do church.

Our member Pam Hays delivers a message about Martin Luther King, Jr. This was originally given for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

Our members John Miller and Dennis Harbaugh discuss their experiences, from growing up in a small homogenous rural Iowa town to working toward gaining an understanding of and working toward justice on behalf of people who they had thought to be "different" from themselves.

From our congregation's president, Heather Flory. We know and acknowledge that this pandemic has been a very dark time for many, and the purpose of today's message is not to diminish that suffering in any way. Rather, its intent is to shine a light and help us find ways to get through what is, hopefully, the last few months of the pandemic.

Pastor Emma Peterson delivers a homily for Christmas Eve.

Pastor Emma Peterson delivers a message about saying goodbye to the year 2020.

Pastor Emma tells us about spiritual practice and gives us some ideas about how to integrate regular spiritual practice into our lives.

Pastor Emma Peterson delivers a message for Thanksgiving. In a statement not included in this recording, Pastor Emma acknowledged alongside her closing words that Thanksgiving is a Day of Mourning for Indigenous peoples. Just as it's important to count our own blessings, it's just as important to acknowledge the devastation visited upon Indigenous populations, in both the past and the pr...

Our member, Sheri Huber-Otting, discusses the grief process.

Pastor Emma Peterson delivers a blessing and a message in honor of Veterans Day.

Pastor Emma Peterson talks about belonging and community during the times of COVID.

Pastor Emma Peterson talks to us about the spooky season, and then tells us how we can build our own ancestral altar.

Our member Judith Harrington talks about the possibilities when we stand up to be counted.

Pastor Emma Peterson delivers a message for our Church Year Kick-Off.

Our first episode features a conversation with Pastor Emma Peterson about "doing church" in 2020, and about why we're launching this podcast in the first place.