On July 26, Connie recycled a sermon by Paul Tillich, first preached after the Second World War. The sermon works to both rehabilitate and hone the traditional language of 'sin' and 'grace,' reframing the Apostle Paul's words in Romans 6:1-10 while still claiming they are indispensible to the life of faith.
On July 19, Aaron was back to recycle a more contemporary sermon, this time by religious scholar and historian Diana Butler Bass. In "Jesus the Ingrate," Butler Bass uses the story of Jesus' encounter with Zacchaeus (Luke 19:1-10) to explore the competing notions of gratitude within the Ancient Near East. Ultimately, Butler Bass claims that Jesus' life of thankfulness also entails a call to subvert the logic of Empire.
On July 12, Richard offered a heartfelt sermon first preached by his late father, Henry Konrad. First preached more than 30 years ago, the sermon explores Mary, Martha, and the themes of God's grace, acceptance, and love.
Continuing our series of 'recycled' summer sermons, Marilyn offered us the words of Rev. Sarah Thomas, reflecting both on the story of Acts 2, as well as the recent Artemis II mission past the moon. Just as the world came together as these astronauts went further from earth than any humans before, Thomas invites us to consider how God is binding us into a new people through the Spirit.
On June 28, Aaron kicked off our fifth year of offering 'recycled' sermons over the summer months. Going way back to the year 378, Aaron threw us into the deep end with a sermon by Saint Gregory of Nyssa on the sixth beatituded, "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God." In the sermon, Gregory offers a sweeping vision of what it means to be human, made in God's image—a vision that may have changed the trajectory of Christian history had more people been aware of Gregory in the Western world.
May 10, 2026. On this 6th Sunday of easter we are calling The Visible Lines of Joy, guest speaker Jon Brandt does a biblical storytelling of the entire book of Philippians.
May 17, 2026. On this 7th Sunday of Easter, Mary Anne explores how Philippians 2:1-13 offers a way to respond the increasing polarity of our world.
On April 26, Aaron explored the extended story of Paul's and Silas' arrest—and jailbreak—in Philippi (Acts 16:16-34). In this account, we see two disruptions of Roman institutions, but only one leads to ongoing transformation. How should we understand this?
On April 19, Mary Anne unpacked our guiding metaphor for Eastertide this year: the resurrection as a magnetic field. Using the conversion of Saul to Paul as an example (Acts 9:1-19a), we see how the twin 'poles' of Christ suffering and resurrection can create new alignment in us.
On April 12, Krista guided us through John 20:19-31, and the ways the first disciples reacted to the resurrection, and invites us to take another look at so-called 'doubting' Thomas.