28 Aug, 2023
Taking on Jesus’ vision was a bit like trying to put a whole watermelon in my mouth – perhaps a teensy bit bigger a task than can be truly handled in 20 minutes or so. Still, I gave it a try, using Matthew 28, known as The Great Commission, as...
21 Aug, 2023
Yesterday I began this message on "A People of Vision" with a short, guided imagery (compliments of Rev. Tim Kutzmark in the Soul Matters resource) Imagine, if you will, the ocean. Picture the ocean in your mind’s eye. Imagine the expanse,...
14 Aug, 2023
I’m fairly convinced that most people go through life without thinking too deeply about it. Nor do they think too deeply about what they say, how they say it, or what they do. I believe most folks simply react to what is going on in their lives...
01 Aug, 2023
Jesus was the perfect example of someone who walked through life faithing . Faithing is not about what we believe, but about living with openness and flexibility, trusting in mystery and goodness. Faithing is about continuing forward even when...
26 Jul, 2023
Think of it as pure joy, my sisters and brothers, whenever you face trials of any sort. You understand that your faith is put to the test only to make you patient, but patience too has its practical results – it’s to make you fully mature and...
17 Jul, 2023
Six weeks or so ago I sketched out my sermon topics through the end of the year. Frankly, I was pretty proud of myself. And I thought the series on “resistance” went fairly well, if I do say so myself. But I’ve been dreading this series on...
10 Jul, 2023
We’ve talked about the Spirituality of Resistance for three weeks now: Resisting Personal Bias, The Power of Resisting Together, and Counter-Cultural Resistance. Because we can find ourselves overwhelmed by the magnitude of things that need to...
05 Jul, 2023
In the wake of the violence and riots in Kenosha that followed the death of George Floyd in August of 2020, the Sacred Journeys' board spent much time discussing a way to respond, what could be said, and who the response would be released to...
26 Jun, 2023
(Second sermon in a series on the Spirituality of Resistance) Two people are better than one, For they get a better return for their work. For if one flags, the other gives support; But woe to the solitary person who falls And has no one to...
19 Jun, 2023
This week we're beginning a sermon series on the Spirituality of Resistance. That may sound odd to some of you, but if you consider Jesus for a moment, he was a resistor. He resisted exclusion, injustice, empire, violence, prejudice, religious...