On Pride Sunday, Rev. Ben uses Acts 17:16-34 as a lodestar to understand the origins of the Christian Church and to argue that Christianity is at its best when it embraces outside ideas.
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Rev. Talitha discussed James’ call to help widows & orphans and to be ‘unstained by the world’, connecting it to the need to help the defenseless while engaging in a deep and authentic way in the world around us. Read James 1:17-27 on Bibles.org
Rev. Ben discusses the ‘armor of God’ from Ephesians 6, connecting it to the need for us all the speak the truth, and condemn evil, particularly the evil of racism. Read Ephesians 6:10-20 on Bibles.org
Responding to Paul’s words in Ephesians 4:25-5:2, Rev. Ben encourages us to speak truth in love against unkindness.
Wherever you get your spiritual nourishment from, look to Jesus for part of it.
Rev. Ben discusses the story of the loaves and fishes, connecting it the importance of living with a spirit of abundance, and to the ways in which viewing the world in terms of scarcity can lead to selfish and harmful actions. Read John 6:1-21 on Bibles.org
Freshly returned from study leave, Rev. Ben discusses the call to Christian unity found in Ephesians, connecting it to the need to learn from other faiths, and to building bridges to anyone who sees the world differently than we do. Read Ephesians 2:11-22 on Bibles.org
Rev. Talitha discusses Psalm 25, relating it to our need to sing out to the Lord — in thankfulness, joy, sorry, even anger — and to the importance of staying strong in faith during these challenging times. Read Psalm 25 on Bibles.org
Rev. Talitha and the youth share reflections on their recent mission trip to NYC, including helping at a soup kitchen, baking for an LGBTQ teen homeless shelter, Hurricane Sandy cleanup, and a visit to Stonewall and the U.N. View photos from the trip on Instagram
Guest preacher David Siegenthaler takes on stewardship: recognizing what is true and right, and giving from the heart.