Rev. Talitha paraphrases Paul’s advice in Romans 14: “It doesn’t matter how right you are if you’re a jerk about it.”
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Sermons (Page 13)
Once again Ben preaches an August peacenik sermon. This year he asks: Why wait for war to start opposing it?
We are called by Sophia to be alive to oppression and hear the stories of the oppressed.
Rev. Ben discusses Paul’s letter to the Romans (and Albert Schweitzer’s response to it), showing how it calls us to live a life of agape: placing love at the center of all through mystical union with Christ.
Rev Ben preaches on the (literally) central question in two gospels: who do we say Jesus is? The answer can lead us down challenging roads, sometimes into risk but also towards peace and justice.
Rev. Ben considers Romans 5:12 in the light of the terrible events in Charlottesville, which makes the Letter both a reminder of the presence of evil, but also of the possibility of grace in new places.
Rev. Talitha preaches on the feeding of the five thousand, drawing out lessons about the importance of living with a sense of abundance, kindness and solidarity, even when the events of the world might incline you towards despair.
Rev. Ben discusses Paul’s statement that nothing can separate us all from the love of God: how it calls us to the difficult work of loving our enemies, but also to bring that love out into our communities and help ease suffering there.
Rev. Ben embraces change as a way to reverse negativity, to forgive, to trust, and to live in the kingdom of God.
Ben Daniel puts on some slippers, sits in a rocking chair and gives America a good talking to. Their relationship will remain difficult until America learns to treat the Earth better.