by Sarah Toney | Nov 10, 2024 | Mark, Sarah Toney Sermon
Today’s Sermon focus An answer to the question, “Now what do we do?” Post-election considerations. In 2010, across the parking lot from my cute little hippy cafĂ©, the Republican Party set up shop for a serious attempt to take down Harry Reid. Harry...
by Sarah Toney | Sep 15, 2024 | Mark
Today’s Sermon focus Even though we want to win all the battles in our lives, that’s not what we are called to do … however annoying that is. How we do what we do matters. Our way of being in the world can be more impactful than what we actually do....
by Sarah Toney | Sep 8, 2024 | healing, Jesus, Mark, Sarah Toney Sermon
Today’s Sermon focus Today is your opportunity to engage with the text during Brunch Church! And it’s not the easiest text, but we can do hard things. This is one of those texts that make pastors groan when it comes up in the schedule of texts we...
by Sarah Toney | Sep 1, 2024 | Mark, Sarah Toney Sermon
Today’s Sermon focus Being in the flow of God’s love for all people, for all the world, including ourselves. Many years ago, I was visiting my dad and Barb in Chicago in March. I learned on that trip that Chicago in March is one of the coldest places you...
by Sarah Toney | Jul 21, 2024 | Mark, Sarah Toney Sermon
Today’s Sermon focus We Follow Jesus, Our Good Shepherd In 1859, Darwin published his famous treatise, Origin of the Species, in which he lays out the basic blueprint for evolution through competition or survival of the fittest. To say this book had an impact on...
by Sarah Toney | Jul 15, 2024 | Mark, Sarah Toney Sermon
Today’s Sermon focus This gospel is not a raw potato, but a feast for understanding our choices for loving others well. Earlier this week, I was visiting Elmer, otherwise known as Stitz, with his daughter Becky. We were doing a brief communion service at his...