United Church of Rowayton Podcast

Following Jesus liberates us.  In our progressive church, we use the term "kin-ship" because we are all brothers and sisters.  We are called to help them.

Pastor Sal Sapienza says the power that was in Jesus, that healed so many, is the power that we have been given.  Miracles happen because of our belief.

Pastor Sal Sapienza is grateful that the Trinity helps us understand what God is.  The idea for us is to become involved with the Trinity, to join in with all aspects of God.

Today is the Christian Church's birthday!  Christians wear red today to symbolize the flames seen over the heads of the Disciples. Pastor Sal Sapienza explains the similarities between the Burning Bush and Pentecost stories, as well as what makes the Christian Pentecost unique.

How do we understand Ascension from a higher perspective?  Pastor Sal Sapienza helps us understand where Jesus ascended to and what it means for us.

Pastor Sal Sapienza asks, "Have you ever thought of God as a mother?"  In today's gospel reading, Jesus promises not to leave us as orphans.  Rather, he says, God will send us the Holy Spirit to parent us.  In the Bible, the Holy Spirit is referred to by feminine names, such as Sophia and Shekinah.  The Spirit, therefore, can be understood as the Motherly aspect of God.

Today, 9 teenagers are confirmed and welcomed as members of the church.

Music is a universal, sacred language. Pastor Sal Sapienza talks about the role music plays in our lives.  When we sing, we align ourselves with the sound of the Divine.

We don't know where the Road to Emmaus may have been or even if it existed.  Pastor Sal Sapienza says that doesn't matter because it is here today and because resurrection is always happening.  We are on the road to spiritual completion.

Our faith is a mystery.  Doubts are part of our faith and makes our spiritual journey stronger.

As we celebrate this day with joy, Pastor Sal Sapienza explains the Resurrection.

On this Palm Sunday, Pastor Sal Sapienza explains why, within just a week's time, people moved from loving Jesus to killing him.  There were two processions.  Jesus' entrance into Jerusalem was one of them.  Which procession shall we be in? Which path will we follow?

Pastor Sal Sapienza explains the symbolism of the story of Lazarus, saying it foreshadows Jesus' death and is about calling us to give life to the Light within us.

What does it mean, "to see again?"  Pastor Sal Sapienza talks about gaining our spiritual sight and what that means for us today.

Pastor Sal Sapienza explains how significant Jesus' conversation with a Samaritan woman at a well really was.  Pastor Sal tells us we need to quench our spiritual thirst, and he encourages us to go the well every day during Lent.

Saying "born again" means to be reborn spiritually, Pastor Sal Sapienza encourages us to choose to give birth to the Light within us.

Pastor Sal Sapienza explains that the 40 days in the desert is symbolic of preparation and explains how this fits into Lent.

Pastor Sal Sapienza tells the story of Transfiguration Sunday, when Jesus, when the Light shined through.

Jesus said we are the light and we are the salt.  Pastor Sal Sapienza explains this and says we are called to serve God in our own unique way.

Pastor Sal Sapienza paints a helpful background picture for the Sermon on the Mount, explains Jesus was challenging the conventional wisdom of his day, and shares how the Beatitudes still guide us.

Pastor Sal Sapienza dispels some of the misunderstandings about baptism and explains this ritual is about God's love.

Pastor Sal Sapienza separates the myths about the Magi from what the Bible actually says, and he invites us to become Magi.

Pastor Sal Sapienza invites us to be still and reflect how we grew spiritually in the past year and on who we want to become in the new year.

Pastor Sal Sapienza tells us who Mary really was and explains the Magnificat and its significance for us.

In our Living Nativity, our confirmation students and Anchors (pre- and early teens) join Three Kings to retell the Christmas story.