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Beatitudes: Peace! Peace! (A Sermonette) 31.03.2025 6:52 ↓

It was too hard to fit all the beatitudes into one sermon this week, so here is a short little sermonette on the conflict of creating peace.

Beatitudes: From Fragments to Wholeness 30.03.2025 16:23 ↓

We explore how Jesus' blessings in Matthew 5:7-8 help walk us back from the fragmentation and overwhelm of life.

Beatitudes: Happiness Doesn't Cut It 16.03.2025 13:21 ↓

Blessings for allllllll your emotions.

Beatitudes: The power of words. 09.03.2025 16:12 ↓

We explore how these words of blessing (the beatitudes) can bring about the power of God's goodness.

Advent: God Draws Near to Comfort and to Call 01.12.2024 15:54 ↓

Our advent series is God Draws Near. This is both a comfort to us but it is also a call to join God in the boundless work of love.

All Saints Sunday 13.11.2024 17:38 ↓

Revelation is the unlikely balm to being stuck between your sorrow and your joy.

Worship: Sacraments 10.11.2024 11:35 ↓

The infinite in the finite. And some words of encouragement this complicated week.

Worship: Sermon 20.10.2024 18:21 ↓

As the Rev. Dr. Ted Smith tells us, "Say one true thing about God and sit down."

Worship: 2,000 years of it! 13.10.2024 15:44 ↓

Some stories about worship before you and before me.

Worship: Bless my Soul! 06.10.2024 17:45 ↓

Blessings are some powerful words.

Worship: Confession and Assurance 29.09.2024 16:10 ↓

Practicing saying "I'm sorry" heals and transforms relationships.

Worship: Music! 22.09.2024 14:25 ↓

This fall we are exploring the different aspects of worship. Music is on the docket for this week!

Worship: Why on earth?!?! 08.09.2024 11:24 ↓

Why on earth do we show up on Sundays to pray, sing, and eat soggy bread?

BE LOVE: Pick up some nailclippers. 25.08.2024 16:32 ↓

Feet are still a very real site of God's love.

BE LOVE: Value the Vulnerable 18.08.2024 11:40 ↓

We travel all throughout Matthew 25's tight code of ethics to find a bit of breathing room for being human.

BE LOVE: Lavish Love 04.08.2024 15:19 ↓

Stop being so practical everybody!

BE LOVE: Expand the Circle 28.07.2024 14:14 ↓

We talk about how love encourages you to expand the circle not only to folks who might surprise you, but also to JOY. May joy be the engine of all kinds of change.

Camp Curiosity: Why Church? 14.07.2024 14:15 ↓

We ask ourselves the question, in our busy lives, why church?

Camp Curiosity: It's a hot one out there. 07.07.2024 15:59 ↓

What does our faith say about climate change? Let's ask Noah.

Camp Curiosity: Israel and Palestine 30.06.2024 19:27 ↓

Micah 6:8 y'all.

Camp Curiosity: What about the hard stories in the Bible? 23.06.2024 24:45 ↓

We explore options on how to read the hardest stories in the Bible, and keep our integrity and our faith in the process.

Camp Curiosity: The Bible Is Confusing. 16.06.2024 16:39 ↓

One of you submitted a statement and not a question. But you're not wrong, the Bible is confusing! So let's try reading it together.

Camp Curiosity: Smartphones! Oh my! 02.06.2024 16:38 ↓

Is your smartphone a spiritual matter?

Money as Medicine 19.05.2024 14:12 ↓

We wrap up our generosity campaign with the classic Good Samaritan story.

A Foundation in Generosity and Creativity. 05.05.2024 19:35 ↓

We explore our "founding myth" in Genesis 1 and it's message of God's creativity and generosity.