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In this week’s Holy Ghost Story, we step into the crowded streets of Philippi, where a woman with a sacred gift dares to speak the truth too loudly. Her voice, filled with divine clarity, cuts through the noise — but her courage comes at a cost. Paul and Silas find themselves swept up in the aftermath of her silencing, imprisoned for disrupting a system built on profit and power. Yet even in the d...

This week, we follow Jesus across the water to a place no one wanted to go — the land of the tombs. It’s a chilling story of a man haunted by voices, chained and forgotten by his community… until Jesus steps ashore. In this second installment of Holy Ghost Stories, we’ll explore what happens when divine mercy meets human fear, when freedom is mistaken for danger, and when the one who was once cast...

It’s October — the season of cider donuts, campfires, and ghost stories. So what happens when we tell the Gospel like a story you’d hear around the fire? In this first episode of Holy Ghost Stories, we step onto the Road to Emmaus with two weary travelers, a mysterious stranger, and a table where everything changes. Hearts burn. Eyes open. And hope comes back to life. Come listen in — if you dare...

This week on The Momologian, Rev. Alicia Velez Stewart takes on one of Jesus’ most puzzling parables — the story of the dishonest manager in Luke 16:1–13. Why would Jesus tell a story where a corrupt steward is praised for being “shrewd”? Who are we supposed to root for here? And what does it mean for us as people of faith today? The parable doesn’t give us easy answers, but it does point us towar...

In this episode, Rev. Alicia reflects on Luke 15:1–10 and Jesus’ parables of the lost sheep and lost coin. Too often these stories have been misused to make some feel less worthy of God’s love. But the truth is, God’s joy has no hierarchy — whether your faith has been a steady walk or a winding road, you are of sacred worth. Join us as we explore what it means to be fully embraced by God’s boundle...

Jesus’ words about counting the cost of discipleship aren’t exactly what you’d expect for a warm, welcoming Homecoming Sunday — but they’re exactly what we need to hear. In this episode, Rev. A explores what it means to move from being fans of Jesus to true disciples, willing to risk comfort, security, and even popularity for the sake of justice, mercy, and radical love. From the crowds in first-c...

In a world shaken by tragedy, how do we hold on to hope and live as people of the kin-dom? In this week’s message from Luke 14:1, 7–14, Rev. Alicia Velez Stewart reflects on a dinner party with high stakes, the social games of Jesus’ time, and the radical reversal of God’s table. With honesty about grief, challenge for the status quo, and a reminder that death never has the last word, this sermon...

Step into the shoes of the bent-over woman from Luke 13, hearing her story of unexpected healing and liberation at the hands of Jesus. Together, we explore how this act of compassion became a public act of resistance, revealing a love that refuses to wait when someone is suffering. Rooted in both pastoral care and prophetic challenge, this reflection invites us to live out disruptive compassion in...

On today’s episode of Momologian, we wrestle with one of Jesus’ hardest sayings: “I came to cast fire upon the earth.” Far from words of despair, this fire is a refining call to confront injustice, resist false peace, and stand with the marginalized.

Jesus reminds us that true spiritual wealth is found not in possessions, but in generosity, watchfulness, and a life oriented toward justice and love. In today’s world of fear and distraction, we are invited to live awake and alert to God’s kingdom already among us.

This week’s message invites us to move from fear and self-protection toward deeper trust in God and connection with others. Hear Rev A speak to the parable of the rich fool, how it is a story about the illusion of self-sufficiency and calls us to live generously and courageously, building community rather than storing up for ourselves.

Jesus’ response to the disciples’ simple yet profound request: “Lord, teach us to pray.” Through the Lord’s Prayer, we discover more than a set of words—we find a communal rhythm for intentional living.

It’s been a quiet few weeks here on the podcast, and that’s because I’ve been in the midst of a big transition—moving to my new appointment as pastor of Brunswick United Methodist Church in Brunswick, Maine. Today, I’m excited to share my very first sermon in this new season of ministry. We’re diving into a familiar and maybe slightly frustrating moment from the Gospel of Luke—Jesus’ visit with Ma...

In this heartfelt message, Rev. A shares her last Sunday as pastor at Weston United Methodist Church in Weston, MA, and reflects on leading the congregation through seasons of healing, transformation, and radical welcome. Join Rev. Alicia as she closes one chapter and opens the next—with gratitude, love, and hope that the gospel continues to unfold through all of us.

Rev. Alicia reflects on Romans 5:1–5 through a feminist, progressive, Wesleyan lens—exploring how the Trinity models a sacred connection that can help us endure and thrive in the midst of chaos. This is not a theology of suffering as divine test, but a bold claim that grace meets us in hard places, that hope rises through shared struggle, and that God’s love—poured into our hearts by the Spirit—su...

“Blow, Spirit — WHOA!”—a bold, prophetic call to embrace the wild, disruptive movement of the Holy Spirit. Drawing on Acts 2 and the strangeness of the early Jesus movement, this sermon challenges the Church today—especially the United Methodist Church—to stop hiding in upper rooms and start living as Pentecost people.

This week we continue with the third message in a four-part sermon run inspired by Marcia McFee’s Reshaped worship series. This week’s message is rooted in John 12:24-25, as we explore Jesus’ surprising image of a grain of wheat falling into the earth and dying in order to multiply life.

In this second message of our Re-Formed series, we explore what it means to be changed not from the outside in, but from the inside out. Drawing from Mark 1:1–15, we reflect on John’s prophetic witness, Jesus’ baptism, and the unsettling changes happening both in the world and in our own community. As a congregation who seeks to make sense of the world we live in, we ask: Can we still believe the...

Let’s look at Jeremiah 18:1–6 through the lens of divine transformation, reminding us that God, like a potter, is always reshaping us for good. This message calls us to embrace, rather than fear, the holy work of being re-formed, because as resurrection people, we were made for this even as we say to God, “Mold me…maybe?”

Today’s message, “Where Faith and Doubt Meet,” invites us to see the disciple Thomas not as a doubter, but as a witness to the hard, beautiful work of faith. In a world that often feels fractured and uncertain, this sermon reminds us that real resurrection meets us right in the midst of our questions and doubts. Join us as we explore how hope is born again when we dare to show up, ask the hard que...

Today we bring you an Easter Sunday reflection unlike any other: a first-person monologue from the perspective of the angel at the empty tomb, based on Luke 24:1–12. This is not just a retelling of the resurrection story. It’s an invitation—to see yourself in the eyes of Mary, Joanna, and all who have grieved and hoped and dared to believe that love could still rise.

In the person of Jesus we are given the Divine example of how to fully and completely love one another. With a truly open heart and spirit he was moved to wash the feet of his closest companions, friends, and family. Hear Rev. A’s reflection from WUMC’s Maundy Thursday service.

This Lent, we’re journeying through a sermon series inspired by Amy-Jill Levine’s Entering the Passion of Jesus, exploring the bold risks Jesus took in his final days—through the eyes of the women who encountered him. Today we journey alongside a woman who knew both the comforts of privilege and the call of the unknown — her roman name is Junia, but many of us know her as Joanna, the wife of Chuza...

This week: This Lent, we’re journeying through a sermon series inspired by Amy-Jill Levine’s Entering the Passion of Jesus, exploring the bold risks Jesus took in his final days—through the eyes of the women who encountered him. Today, we step into the story with Mary Magdalene on the night of the Last Supper. Through her eyes, we remember the love that washed feet, the hope that shared bread, and...

This Lent, we’re journeying through a sermon series inspired by Amy-Jill Levine’s Entering the Passion of Jesus, exploring the bold risks Jesus took in his final days—through the eyes of the women who encountered him. Today, we step into the story of a woman whose name is not always remembered, but whose act of love could never be forgotten.