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Presbyterian Flavor of Christianity: How do we talk about God? 15.01.2023 16:55 ↓

Get caught up with us in the paradoxical nature of God!

Presbyterian Flavor of Christianity: We are going to change. 08.01.2023 12:36 ↓

We explore the Reformer's commitment to that Latin phrase: the church reformed and always reforming. 

Christmas Eve 2023 24.12.2022 12:33 ↓

Glory. Glory. Glory in our midst. 

Advent Week 3: How to recognize God? 11.12.2022 12:47 ↓

You will know it is God (or Jesus) by the good fruit. 

Advent Week 2: Imagine the impossible. 04.12.2022 13:53 ↓

Only if there are angels in your head, will you ever possibly see one. -Mary Oliver

Advent Week 1: Not every sermon is your sermon. 27.11.2022 11:41 ↓

What do we do with a passage or sermon that seems to lack good news?

Rest Week 3: Making the most of your time. 20.11.2022 15:55 ↓

We ask questions of discernment about how we spend our time--so that rest can actually happen!

Rest Week 2: Jesus Insists 13.11.2022 10:54 ↓

Why does Jesus have to tell his disciples to rest twice? Turns out the real world is good at interrupting.

Blast from the Past: Sabbath is where we begin. 07.11.2022 13:16 ↓

This is the first sermon for Ormewood Church as we switched to weekly worship in October of 2017. We started with a five Sunday sermon series on Sabbath and Rest. Revisit what (unfortunately) still needs to be said: rest is not weakness, a mistake, or a misstep. It's built into our DNA as images of God. 

Grief Requires Rest: All Saints Sunday 06.11.2022 15:03 ↓

This is the first Sunday of three where we'll look at the blessing of rest. This week we particularly look at its healing nature as we grapple with grief on All Saints Sunday. 

Your Seat at the Table: Fill Up on Mercy! 18.09.2022 14:35 ↓

With some help from Anne Lamott, Rev. Jenelle takes the leap from perfection to mercy as the prerequisite for church. 

Your Seat at the Table: Jesus and his Community 11.09.2022 11:47 ↓

No man is an island. Even Jesus. 

God made you, yes YOU, to be creative. 28.08.2022 12:02 ↓

We get some help from Julia Cameron's book The Artist's Way in this episode!

Imagination and Spirituality: God gives us a new vision. 14.08.2022 19:58 ↓

God gives us a new way of seeing. 

Imagination and Spirituality: When things are hard to understand. 07.08.2022 13:34 ↓

Our imaginations help us bridge the gap between the difficult and the everyday. 

Imagination and Spirituality: Story and Parable and Prodigal-ness. 31.07.2022 17:58 ↓

We explore the power of stories and their ability to "teach" us through indirectness, surprise, and everyday life. 

Imagination and Spirituality: God's Creative Creation 10.07.2022 17:52 ↓

Join Job in being in awe of God's creativity. 

Imagination and Spirituality: Dwell in Possibility 03.07.2022 14:43 ↓

When the weight of impossibility is too heavy, throw it off. 

Imagination and Spirituality: Sacred Imaginative Spaces 26.06.2022 15:08 ↓

Sacred spaces matter, so get creative with them!

Imagination and Spirituality: God Is Creative and So Are We 12.06.2022 21:36 ↓

This sermon introduces the summer series on Imagination and Spirituality. We explore the grand creative endeavor that is Genesis 1 and reflect on how this imaginative telling of the beginning of the world helped exiled people stay afloat. 

Pentecost Sunday: Good Power 05.06.2022 12:07 ↓

Power can be used for good or bad. We celebrate its transformative nature on this the church's birthday!

Eastertide: Are you a toenail? 15.05.2022 11:49 ↓

The body is a handy metaphor for valuing all the parts of Jesus' community. Even the butt.

Eastertide: Bringing Your Whole Self 08.05.2022 11:14 ↓

In Eastertide we're exploring the unexpected places we encounter Jesus. Looks like Jesus prefers the messy people and a good party to the Pharisees' ways of perfection. 

Easter Sermon 2022 17.04.2022 13:49 ↓

No one wants to hear it, but God works best through change. 

Lent Week Five: Surprise! 03.04.2022 10:31 ↓

God is in the surprise business. Is that a good thing?