UCC Cast

What turns the sanctuary into a sacred place for you? As the Rev. John Dorhauer reminds us in today's podcast, God comes to us all in different ways, at different times, with different expressive and artistic techniques. Be ready.

A sure signal of the coming spring for baseball fans across the country -- the call that 'pitchers and catchers have reported.' It's a sign, as the Rev John Dorhauer notes in today's podcast, that marks yet another cycle of life, a start to a new season.

The Rev. John Dorhauer shares his father's last moments in a moving reflection about family and the power of love, reminded that God is with us in all moments of our lives.

Find power in the simple surrender to the divine Creator, and see the beauty in everything. In today's podcast, Rev. John Dorhauer reflects on how his favorite hymn helps keep him inspired along his journey of faith.

We all have moments when our fears threaten to overcome us. In this week's podcast, Into the Mystic, the Rev. John Dorhauer reflects on how God’s gift of shalom can help us conquer all our fears.

Today's podcast is a meditation on the word "Go." In it, John Dorhauer speaks of "the church on the move"—the church in mission—recalling Jesus' words: "God has given me all authority in heaven and on the earth: therefore, Go!."

Martin Luther King once said 'Our lives begin to end when we become silent about the things that matter.' In this week's podcast 'Into the Mystic' the Rev. John Dorhauer urges all of us to look inside ourselves and find the courage to speak up in the face of injustice, to find our voice about things that matter.

In a world bombarded with sound, the Rev. John Dorhauer is resolving to create more space for intentional silence. In this week's podcast, Into the Mystic, he reflects on why it's something all followers of the Still Speaking God should attempt.

We all have moments when love and beauty connect to capture our attention. In this week's podcast, Into the Mystic, the Rev John Dorhauer reflects on how God moments like this can be triggered by something simple, like a song.

With the hope of the New Year, what will you resolve to do? Are you open to your new? Listen in to this week's podcast, 'Into the Mystic,' to hear the Rev. John Dorhauer's promise for 2016, a trust in the ever abiding presence of God's redeeming and transformative love.

In this blessed Holiday season, as you celebrate the gift of God’s love made manifest in the one called Jesus; as you gather with your own loved ones, exchanging gifts and feasting together at table; as you witness once again the lengthening of the days as the light returns – remember what Jesus said was the greatest commandment of all: Love your God with all your heart, mind, soul, and strength;...

Advent, week three. On the liturgical calendar, this is Gaudete Sunday – or, “Rejoice!” Sunday. It is a clear reminder that we are called to assume a posture of joy and gratitude before our Creator. In his letter to the Philipians, Paul writes “Rejoice in the Lord always. I say it again, rejoice.” It’s easy to write to others and tell them to be happy in all circumstances when you are writing from...

In this world with so much conflict, what will it take for us to cultivate an orientation towards peace? During this second week of Advent, as John Dorhauer reflects in this week’s podcast, if there is to be peace on Earth, it may just need to begin with each and every one of us.

As we enter the first week of Advent, we are reminded of the power of hope. As John Dorhauer reflects in this week's podcast, the gift of hope is one of the reasons for which religious experiences and spirituality exist. Encounters with the divine inspire within us a sense of both equilibrium in the midst of dire circumstances; and hope in times when others feel deep despair.

Nothing is more precious to us than the gift of our close relationships. Yet sometimes, relationships shatter. Separation and division sever the ties that bind us. Isaiah writes about those he calls "repairers of the breach"—people who look for ways to bridge the distances between us. What would it look like for you to commit to a way of being that sought to repair the breach?

Sometimes, a smile or a laugh is a choice we make to lighten the mood, cheer up a friend, or change our own disposition. In today’s podcast, John Dorhauer reminds us that God’s chosen disposition for us is joy, not fear.

What does the love of God inspire you to do? In his first podcast, "My Little Toil of Love," the Rev. John Dorhauer shares his favorite poem by Emily Dickinson to illustrate how, if we want to change the world, simple things matter. Lives change by those simple exchanges of God’s love.