Faith Explorations
Nuances of Sabbath
Today's Sermon focus Sabbath is not just not working. It's bigger than that. So, how do we do it?This week, while I was procrastinating writing this sermon, I was on Facebook. You know, I was avoiding life like you do. Anyway, I saw this post in a group that’s called...
Your Questions Matter
Today's Sermon focus The invitation is for you to ask questions, share your answers, and wonder about the mystery of it all. Back in my coffee cart days, I would get into very random conversations with folks, like bartenders or hairdressers do. One morning, a woman...
It’s a Charlie Brown Pentecost
Today's Sermon focus The Wisdom of Charlie BrownI saw a cartoon this week online of Charlie Brown sitting with Lucy at her psychiatrist booth with a quote saying, “It takes a long time to understand nothing.” It’s not clear who is saying this bit of wisdom, but we...
Love me, love my cat
Today's Sermon focus Jesus comes into our hearts with all his baggage! Us!When I was a kid, we had this cute little cross-stitch in the bathroom of a kitty cat with a ribbon around it’s neck with the saying, “Love me, love my cat.” I contemplated this little thing...
Living in Christ
Today's Sermon focus Living in Christ helps us soften our fears and opens us to the expansiveness of LOVE! We humans are a fearful bunch. There’s hardly a thing we’re not afraid of, including all sorts of things that should ideally not be sources of fear in our lives....
Both Shepherd and Sheep
Today's Sermon focus Communities of love are what happens when we practice being both shepherds and sheepI had a café for a few years, which I’ve talked about before. As someone who has hired, managed, and loved many young people over the years, I can tell you there...
Entering Deeply Into Reality
Today's Sermon focus As Easter People, we can enter deeply into what is real without fear even when its hard. We just experienced another April Fool’s Day and I don’t know why, but it surprises me every year. I’m one of the gullible ones who gets fooled easily on...
Canyon Moments
Today's Sermon focus Jesus goes ahead of us, making a way for us when we think there is no way!The way our reading ends today is the way the whole gospel of Mark ends, with fear, amazement, and then silence. This is very different than the other gospels that...
Called to Hope
Today's Sermon focus Hope is a something we need to practice in order to bring hope to the world. If not us, then who? Have you ever had the experience of feeling inspired to post on Facebook or Instagram, or gete engaged in some sort of public discussion of something...
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