Nadia Bolz-Weber

Episodes

1. 10

   Lord, Save Me! (A Sermon on Christianity and White Supremacy)

   (click below to hear audio of the sermon) When I was in Australia recently, I was taken aback once again at how they start meetings there. I had forgotten that when there is a large gathering of people in Australia, it is a common practice to begin, not with their pledge of allegiance or […]

   Aug 15, 2017
2. 9

   Wounds and Wells; A Sermon on The Samaritan Woman

   This is one to listen to if you really want to get the meaning – and also a bonus joke from Stuart which made everyone crack up during what was otherwise a serious sermon! Click below. Last week I was talking with a friend about the practice of keeping a diary –and I said that, to […]

   Mar 21, 2017
3. 8

   Sermon on Seeing More Than Just What We Look For

   (click above to listen along) Sometimes I do something so stupid that I just really want to share it with everyone. Maybe that’s the pathology that leads one to write memoir. I have no idea why, but when something super embarrassing happens to me – like something really cringe-worthy, for some...

   Jan 16, 2017
4. 7

   Fear vs Love: a Sermon about 2 Different Kinds of Men.

   (click above to listen along) There was this Christmas tree topper ornament that for years made the rounds through my family as a gag gift. It was supposed to be a beautiful angel but what it really was was a terrifying abomination: a winged creature in a cheap lace dress that held a Christmas...

   Jan 2, 2017
5. 6

   The Thoughts That Are Always On Repeat: An Advent Sermon

   (click above to listen along) On Wednesday night this week about 25 of us gathered at one of those public pianos on 16th street mall and sang Vespers together. It was chilly and peaceful and we had some candles burning on the back of the piano. Then Meghan read the Gospel we just heard, and […]

   Dec 6, 2016
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   You Know What Sounds Awesome About Now? A Good, Juicy Apocalypse: An Advent Sermon

   Ah, here it is, the first Sunday of Advent – and you know what sounds awesome about now, is a good juicy apocalypse. Because what the hell has 2016 been if not apocalyptic? And I mean that quite literally since Greek for un– is apo and the Greek for cover is kalupten. Apocalypse literally means […]

   Nov 29, 2016
7. 4

   An All Saints Sermon on Grief and Babies and the Breath of God

   (click above to listen along…sermons are spoken events!) But Mary Magdalene stood weeping outside the tomb. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb; and she saw two angels in white, sitting where the body of Jesus had been lying, one at the head and the other at the feet. They said […]

   Nov 8, 2016