All Episodes
Blue Ocean Church Ann Arbor Sunday Sermons — 504 episodes
26 Jul 2026 | Nothing Can Separate Us
19 Jul 2026 | Song of Songs: God Is Love
12 Jul 2026 | Song of Songs: Beauty Will Save the World
07 Jun 2026 | Pray & Act: A Gift of Leadership
Apr 19 2026 | Pray & Act: Holy Fire
12 Apr 2026 | Faith Comes Softly
05 Apr 2026 | Treasures From the Wilderness: Resurrection Power
29 Mar 20206 | Treasures From the Wilderness: Testing, Testing
22 Mar 2026 | Treasures From the Wilderness: What’s Mine to Carry?
15 Mar 2026 | Treasures From the Wilderness: Count the Ravens
08 Mar 2026 | Treasures From the Wilderness: God Was in This Place
01 Mar 2026 | Treasures From the Wilderness: Survival Wisdom
22 Feb 2026 | Treasures From the Wilderness: Memory
15 Feb 2026 | The Cost of Discipleship: A Bonhoeffer Redux
08 Feb 2026 | Gideon: Trusting God
01 Feb 2026 | Gideon: When God Waits On Us
25 Jan 2026 | God Lets Gideon Ask Questions
18 Jan 2026 | Gideon: Becoming God’s Friend
11 Jan 2026 | Nuance and Compassion: The Story of Ruth
04 Jan 2026 | Remembering Epiphany
21 Dec 2025 | Keeping Watch: Shepherd Sentinels
14 Dec 2025 | Keeping Watch: Watchmen Find Joy in the Waiting
07 Dec 2025 | Keeping Watch: Watchmen Warn the City
30 Nov 2025 | Keeping Watch: Watchmen Wait in the Night
23 Nov 2025 | Thoughts on Gratitude
16 Nov 2025 | Sermon on the Mount: Which Story to Trust?
09 Nov 2025 | Sermon On the Mount: Judge Not
02 Nov 2025 | Sermon On the Mount: Don’t Worry ’Bout a Thing
26 Oct 2025 | Sermon on the Mount: The Lord’s Prayer
19 Oct 2025 | Sermon On the Mount: Spiritual Practices
12 Oct 2025 | Sermon On the Mount: Love Even Your Enemies
05 Oct 2025 | Sermon On the Mount: Heart Stuff
28 Sep 2025 | Sermon On the Mount: Salt, Light, Deeds
21 Sep 2025 | Sermon On the Mount: The Beatitudes
14 Sep 2025 | Sermon On the Mount: Let Us Begin
07 Sep 2025 | The Theological Revolution Will Not Be Televised
31 Aug 2025 | The Sacred Practice of Supported Struggle
24 Aug 2025 | What Can the Bible and History Teach Us About Money and Debt?
17 Aug 2025 | Psalm 82: A Prayer of Resistance
10 Aug 2025 | Masculinity in Crisis and the Reactionary Assault on Empathy
27 Jul 2025 | Tonight Your Soul is Required
13 Jul 2025 | Renewed Day by Day: Aging as a Spiritual Practice
29 Jun 2025 | Men (and Masculinity) in Crisis: Surprising Aspects of Masculinity in the Bible
22 Jun 2025 | What Sheep Can Teach Ewe—from Farmers Reflecting on Sheep and Scripture
08 Jun 2025 | The Impact of a Trusted Adult
01 Jun 2025 | Dragon Slayers: Jesus the Dragon Slayer
25 May 2025 | Dragon Slayers: Jael and the Ordinary People Who Slay the Dragon
18 May 2025 | Dragon Slayers: Moses and the Serpent King
11 May 2025 | Dragon Slayers: Variations on a Theme
04 May 2025 | Welcome Pastor Daniel
27 Apr 2025 | Feed My Sheep
20 Apr 2025 | Resilient Faith: Practicing Resurrection
13 Apr 2025 | Resilient Faith: Embracing Joy and Celebration
06 Apr 2025 | Resilient Faith: Holding Space for Grief in the Beloved Community
30 Mar 2025 | Resilient Faith: Sabbath Rhythm
23 Mar 2025 | Resilient Faith: Communion—For a Sturdy, Resilient, and Convictional Faith
16 Mar 2025 | Resilient Faith: Baptism
09 Mar 2025 | Resilient Faith: Acts of Service
02 Mar 2025 | Resilient Faith: Pilgrimage of the Heart
23 Feb 2025 | The Heart of the Matter: Discerning Our Role
16 Feb 2025 | The Heart of the Matter: Love with Abandon
09 Feb 2025 | The Heart of the Matter: The Cost of Corruption
02 Feb 2025 | Custodians of Treasures
26 Jan 2025 | The Heart of the Matter: Psalm of Courage
19 Jan 2025 | The Heart of the Matter: Character Under Pressure
12 Jan 2025 | The Heart of the Matter: Have Faith & Be You
05 Jan 2025 | Epiphany: At Home In God
22 Dec 2024 | Advent: The Love of God Transforms Us
15 Dec 2024 | Advent: The Weary World Rejoices
08 Dec 2024 | Advent: The Peace of God When Life is Busy
01 Dec 2024 | The Practice of Advent—Hope
24 Nov 2024 | Reading the Bible: Guardrails for Interpretation
17 Nov 2024 | Reading the Bible: Tools for Interpretation
10 Nov 2024 | Reading the Bible: For Pleasure and Comfort
03 Nov 2024 | We Are Not Alone
27 Oct 2024 | Live At Peace With Others, As Much As You’re Able
20 Oct 2024 | Why Blue Ocean?
13 Oct 2024 | We Need Connection More Than We Need Answers
06 Oct 2024 | Justice for the Poor: The Ways of Wisdom
29 Sep 2024 | The Heart and the Body: The Ways of Wisdom
22 Sep 2024 | Be Wary of Extremes: The Ways of Wisdom
15 Sep 2024 | God Inspired, Human Approved: The Ways of Wisdom
08 Sep 2024 | In Riddles: The Ways of Wisdom
01 Sep 2024 | Upsides & Downsides: The Ways of Wisdom
25 Aug 2024 | Character Matters: The Ways of Wisdom
18 Aug 2024 | Avoiding Unnecessary Drama: The Ways of Wisdom
11 Aug 2024 | A Stitch In Time: The Ways of Wisdom
28 Jul 2024 | Anchored In God’s Goodness: The Witness of Habakkuk
21 Jul 2024 | Getting It Right is More Important than Being Right
14 Jul 2024 | On Belonging: We Are the Many in One
30 Jun 2024 | Oh Goodness: Choose Life
23 Jun 2024 | Oh Goodness: East of Eden
16 Jun 2024 | Oh Goodness: A Beastly Reflection
02 Jun 2024 | Oh Goodness: On Bears and Vampire Creatures
26 May 2024 | Oh Goodness! Return to Me and I Will Return to You
19 May 2024 | Oh Goodness: Water of Life
12 May 2024 | Oh Goodness: A Garden of Delights
05 May 2024 | Oh Goodness: Death is Overcome
28 Apr 2024 | Oh Goodness! Original Sin Fails Us
21 Apr 2024 | Oh Goodness: Our Incredible Potentiality
14 Apr 2024 | On the Apostle Paul: Love Does No Harm
07 Apr 2024 | Safety from Harm
31 Mar 2024 | Easter: A Time to Embrace New Narratives
24 Mar 2024 | American Idol: Peace Through Justice
17 Mar 2024 | American Idol: Becoming a People of Hope, Not Fear
10 Mar 2024 | American Idol: Rejecting Warrior Jesus
03 Mar 2024 | American Idol: Gender Hierarchy & Christian Nationalism
25 Feb 2024 | American Idol: How Jesus Used Power
18 Feb 2024 | American Idol: Following Jesus In a Time of Christian Nationalism
11 Feb 2024 | Good Grief: The Path Toward Healing
04 Feb 2024 | Good Grief: The Breaking of the Vessels
28 Jan 2024 | Good Grief: Contraction
21 Jan 2024 | Descending Into Winter: Belly of a Beast
14 Jan 2024 | Beloved Community: How Are the Children?
07 Jan 2024 | What Can We Learn from the Moon?
31 Dec 2023 | Stories of St. Nicholas
17 Dec 2023 | Advent: Finding Peace and Joy
03 Dec 2023 | Advent: Standing Watch
26 Nov 2023 | Icon-ic Stories: St. Francis and St. Brigid
19 Nov 2023 | Icon-ic Stories: Queer Icons
12 Nov 2023 | Icon-ic Stories: St. Rocco & Saint Olga, Everyday Saints
05 Nov 2023 | Icon-ic Tales: Shadrach, Meshach, & Abednego
29 Oct 2023 | Shaped by Psalm 23: Prepare a Table
22 Oct 2023 | Shaped by Psalm 23: Paths of Justice
15 Oct 2023 | Shaped by Psalm 23: Restore My Soul
08 Oct 2023 | Intentional Community
01 Oct 2023 | Shaped by Psalm 23: The Gentle Shepherd
24 Sep 2023 | Ways of the Wilderness: Of Deserts & Wanderings & Monastics
17 Sep 2023 | Ways of the Wilderness: The Fellowship of Affirming Ministries (TFAM)
10 Sep 2023 | Ways of the Wilderness: When Stories Crash
03 Sep 2023 | A Pocket Full of Prayers: Keep Watch, Dear Lord
20 Aug 2023 | A Pocket Full of Prayers: Holy Spirit, Comforting Fire
13 Aug 2023 | Pocket Full of Prayers: The Sarum Prayer
06 Aug 2023 | “On Prayer as Communion with God”
30 Jul 2023 | Characters We Love: Sheerah
23 Jul 2023 | Speaking Truth to Power
16 Jul 2023 | Characters We Love: Jonah
09 Jul 2023 | Characters We Love: Ruth
02 Jul 2023 | Characters We Love: Barnabas
25 Jun 2023 | On Reparations
18 Jun 2023 | The Story of Juneteenth
11 Jun 2023 | Healing Communities: Zacchaeus and Shame
04 Jun 2023 | Healing Communities: Honest Speech
28 May 2023 | Why and How We Can, and Should, Love Our Neighbors
21 May 2023 | Healing Communities & Mental Health: Let’s Talk About Resilience
14 May 2023 | Healing Communities & Mental Health: A Conversation
07 May 2023 | Healing Communities & Mental Health: Introduction
30 Apr 2023 | I Am Legion
23 Apr 2023 | Was Jesus a Roman Slave?
16 Apr 2023 | World of Jesus: Road to Emmaus
09 Apr 2023 | Easter: Death is Overcome
02 Apr 2023 | World of Jesus: Palm Sunday, the Anti-Imperial Procession
26 Mar 2023 | World of Jesus: Nonviolent Resistance
19 Mar 2023—World of Jesus: Roman Occupation
12 Mar 2023 | The World Behind and Around Jesus: The Pharisees
05 Mar 2023 | The World Behind and Around Jesus: Maccabean Revolt
26 Feb 2023 | World of Jesus: Empire, Torah, Identity
19 Feb 2023 | Diving Into Lent
12 Feb 2023 | God Is Here: Becoming
05 Feb 2023 | God Is Here: The Cloud
29 Jan 2023 | God Is Here: Consuming Fire
22 Jan 2023 | God Is Here: My Heart’s Rock
15 Jan 2023 | God is Here: The Place
08 Jan 2023 | Joseph, Patron Saint of Allies?
01 Jan 2023 | The Legacy of St. Nicholas of Myra: It’s Not About Naughty and Nice
18 Dec 2022 | The Comfort of God
11 Dec 2022 | Surviving Together With Joy
04 Dec 2022 | The Biological Rhythms of Advent
27 Nov 2022 | Advent: Waiting in Holy Silence
20 Nov 2022 | Come and Drink
13 Nov 2022 | Cultivating Open Hearts, Open Hands
06 Nov 2022 | The Bible As a Means of Grace
30 Oct 2022 | All Saints Day: A Great Cloud of Witnesses
23 Oct 2022 | The Jewishness of the New Testament, Part 2
16 Oct 2022 | New Wineskins: Blue Ocean Vision
09 Oct 2022 | The Jewishness of the New Testament, Part 1
02 Oct 2022 | Living Stones
25 Sep 2022 | Blue Ocean and the Quirky Category-Bending Mustard Seed We Represent
18 Sep 2022 | Jesus Unplugged: Parable of the Talents Reconstructed
11 Sep 2022 | God Loves You Just As You Are
04 Sep 2022 | Jesus Unplugged: Justice Over Fairness
28 Aug 2022 | What I Love About Blue Ocean as I Retire: A Preserved Hope
21 Aug 2022 | Jesus Unplugged: The Great Banquet
14 Aug 2022 | What I Love About Blue Ocean as I Retire: Part 2
07 Aug 2022 | Jesus Unplugged: The Widow and the Mite
31 Jul 2022 | Bird God: Contemplatives In Action
24 Jul 2022 | What I Love About Blue Ocean as I Retire: Part 1
17 Jul 2022 | Bird God: Ark of Nests
10 Jul 2022 | The Divine & Human Mystery of Identity
03 Jul 2022 | Songwriting and Psalm 61
26 Jun 2022 | Birds as Messengers of Divine Presence
19 Jun 2022 | Bird God: Fierce, Loving, Protective
12 Jun 2022 | I Had Hoped…
05 Jun 2022 | Uncontainable Spirit
29 May 2022 | On Friendship
22 May 2022 | Learning As We Grow
15 May 2022 | Give Me Justice
08 May 2022 | A Prayer in the Face of Threats
01 May 2022 | Come, Have Breakfast
24 Apr 2022—Confused About the Resurrection? Join the Club!
17 Apr 2022 | Baptism: What’s the Point?
10 Apr 2022 | Holy Week: Why It Matters
03 Apr 2022 | Accept the Things We Cannot Change
27 Mar 2022 | Working Toward Liberation Through Community
20 Mar 2022 | Humor for Survival
13 Mar 2022 | The Difference a Translation Makes: The Lord’s Prayer
06 Mar 2022 | Finding Joy: Help for Anger and Despair
27 Feb 2022 | Lent as An Alternative Approach to Time
20 Feb 2022 | On Liturgy
13 Feb 2022 | Perfection Not Required for Divine Connection
06 Feb 2022 | Both Sides Now
30 Jan 2022 | A Deeper Look at Psalm 42 and Korah’s Rebellion: Celebrating our differences by uplifting others (not ourselves)
23 Jan 2022 | Love From Both Sides Now: Perspective
16 Jan 2022 | Expressing Injury Anger with Psalm 27
09 Jan 2022 | Reconstruction in a Nutshell: Honoring Archbishop Desmond Tutu
02 Jan 2022 | Going Through Deconstruction? It’s Like Untangling a Knotted Ball of Yarn
26 Dec 2021 | Making Room for More Miriam at Christmas
19 Dec 2021 | Jesus was a Refugee
12 Dec 2021 | Trust Joy
05 Dec 2021 | Prepare the Way
28 Nov 2021 | Don’t judge, Don’t boast, Love others.
21 Nov 2021 | Psalm 27
14 Nov 2021 | Treat the Immigrant Like a Citizen
07 Nov 2021 | What an Emerging Divine Realm Might Look Like
31 Oct 2021 | Special Service for All Saints Day: A Service of Lament
24 Oct 2021 | Counting Our Losses and the Folly of Comparative Suffering
17 Oct 2021 | Embracing Reciprocity
10 Oct 2021 | Introducing G-d: Three Early Surprises
03 Oct 2021 | Clearing a Path
26 Sep 2021 | Weeping for Joy
19 Sep 2021 | Yom Kippur: A Time for Christians to Atone for Some Bad Theology
12 Sep 2021 | Feeling Safe: The Problem with Two Mistranslations
05 Sep 2021 | To Be Human Is to Suffer
29 Aug 2021 | Supporting Grieving Loved Ones
22 Aug 2021 | When You’re Going Through It, Practice Self Kindness
15 Aug 2021 | I Lift My Eyes
08 Aug 2021 | How Do You Read It?
01 Aug 2021 | Walking on Water
25 Jul 2021 | Wanderings: A Spirituality Suited to Uncertainty
18 Jul 2021 | Jonah in the Belly
11 Jul 2021 | The Emotions of Big Transitions
04 Jul 2021 | In a Big Transition, Increase Your Stores of Trust
27 Jun 2021 | Putting the Puzzle Together
20 Jun 2021 | The Dead Sea Rejuvenated: An Image of Thriving After Adversity
13 Jun 2021 | Taking Stock as a Siege Recedes
06 Jun 2021 | The Vine and the Branches
30 May 2021 | The Physical-Emotional-Ethical-Mystical Logic of Ritual
23 May 2021 | Holy Spirit—All the Truth
16 May 2021 | Soul Incubation
09 May 2021 | Attachment Bond Spirituality
02 May 2021 | The Spirit Intercedes
25 Apr 2021—Fire from Heaven? I Object!
18 Apr 2021 | Jesus Feeds the 5,000
11 Apr 2021 | The Resurrection Appearance Feeling Cloud
04 Apr 2021 | Hope Begins In the Dark
28 Mar 2021 | The Palm Sunday Mixed-Emotion Cocktail
21 Mar 2021 | Alone
14 Mar 2021 | Seeds for Thought: Expressing Emotion through Imagination
07 Mar 2021 | The Mixed Feelings We Might Have About Praise
28 Feb 2021 | After Evangelicalism: A Path to a New Christianity
21 Feb 2021 | Cultivating Wonder
14 Feb 2021 | Divine Wisdom: At Ease With Our Need to Find Out for Ourselves
07 Feb 2021 | Consolations From Qoheleth
31 Jan 2021 | Cohelet (Ecclesiastes): Patron Saint of the Disillusioned
24 Jan 2021 | My Own Vine and Fig Tree
17 Jan 2021 | Words of an Ancient Prophet to Our Emotional Distress
10 Jan 2020 | God with Us in Our Turmoil
03 Jan 2021 | Lessons from the Magi Story
27 Dec 2020 | St. Nicholas Stories and Traditions
20 Dec 2020 | How to Talk to Ourselves in Such a Time as This
13 Dec 2020 | Word Made Flesh
06 Dec 2020 | A Bedtime Prayer: Hear, O Israel, the Lord Our God is One
29 Nov 2020 | Advent: A Portal into Hope
22 Nov 2020 | Thanksgiving & Greetings to the Natural World
15 Nov 2020 | Blue Ocean Membership and a Faith-Journey Story
08 Nov 2020 | It’s Okay to Celebrate
01 Nov 2020 | Elections Survival Psalm Mediation
25 Oct 2020 | Pre-Election Psalm
18 Oct 2020 | The Greatest Story is that All Life is One
11 Oct 2020 | Communion Table: Peace Through Justice
04 Oct 2020 | It Feels Like the Apocalypse!
27 Sep 2020 | Jesus and Empire
20 Sep 2020 | We Could Use a G-d of Becoming Right Now
13 Sep 2020 | Jesus Had the Family Blues Too
06 Sep 2020 | Why We Say Kin-dom of God
30 Aug 2020 | Holding Space for Each Other
23 Aug 2020 | Exodus and Its Most Bizarre Episode
16 Aug 2020 | A Burning Bush Moment
09 Aug 2020 | Finding Peace In All Circumstances
02 Aug 2020 | Making Space For Hope
26 Jul 2020 | The Exodus Mirror and the Problem of the Religious Ego
19 Jul 2020 | The Complicit Egyptians
12 Jul 2020 | Miriam: Holder of Hope, Ready to Rise
05 Jul 2020 | Midrash, Moses, and Unlearning White Supremacy
28 Jun 2020 | Give Us Our Inheritance: The Story of Mahlah, Noa, Hoglah, Milkah, and Tirzah
21 Jun 2020 | The Cost of Safety
14 Jun 2020 | Shiphrah and Puah Spark a Liberation Movement
07 Jun 2020 | “You Shall Not Follow the Many for Harm”—Sinai’s Radical Vision of Equal Justice
31 May 2020 | Sinai, Pentecost, Minneapolis
24 May 2020 | Coming Back To Myself
10 May 2020 | We Remember the Light
03 May 2020 | When Facing a Current Crisis, Remember a Past Deliverance
26 Apr 2020 | Enough to Sustain: Elijah & God’s Care for Us
19 Apr 2020 | Psalm 131 and Learning to Calm Ourselves
12 Apr 2020 | Easter Sunday: The Presence of God Is Near
05 Apr 2020 | Palm Sunday: The Importance of Geography & Gestures
29 Mar 2020 | Sufficient Unto the Day—Gammy’s Spirituality of Resilience
08 Mar 2020 | Job: When Faith Shaped by Privilege Hits a Wall
01 Mar 2020 | Job: An Intro
23 Feb 2020 | Nurturing the Spirit in Spirituality: Pray & Act
16 Feb 2020 | Nurturing the Spirit in Spirituality: Liberating Praise
09 Feb 2020 | Engaging the Spirit in Spirituality: The Loosening of Our Tongues
02 Feb 2020 | Engaging the Spirit in Spirituality: God’s Feminine Side
26 Jan 2020 | God Meets Us In Our Troubles: Jesus Responds to the Grief of Mary and Martha
19 Jan 2020 | Self-Kindness as a Spiritual Practice: Notes from an Older Tradition
12 Jan 2020 | War and Peace
05 Jan 2020 | Self-Kindness as a Spiritual Practice
29 Dec 2019 | St. Nicholas Stories and Traditions
22 Dec 2019 | Monsters of the Bible: Fiery Cherubim on Wheels
15 Dec 2019 | Monsters of the Bible: Facing Down Our Giants
08 Dec 2019 | Monsters of the Bible: Leviathan
01 Dec 2019 | Monsters of the Bible: What the devil is Satan about?
24 Nov 2019 | Monsters of the Bible: Rabisu the Crouching Predator
17 Nov 2019 | The Lord Is My Shepherd
10 Nov 2019 | Living With a Long-Term Sadness-Ache
03 Nov 2019 | We’re Surrounded by Loved Ones Just Beyond Our Four Dimensions
27 Oct 2019 | The Fruit Doesn’t Lie
20 Oct 2019 | eXvangelicals: Beyond Toxic Religion—Fundagelicalism and Reclaiming Scripture
13 Oct 2019 | eXvangelicals: Beyond Toxic Religion—Telling the Truth (to Others)
06 Oct 2019 | eXvangelicals: Beyond Toxic Religion—Telling the Truth (to Ourselves)
29 Sep 2019 | eXvangelicals: Beyond Toxic Religion—Three Tools for Deconstruction
22 Sep 2019—Jesus, Gender, and Toxic Masculinity: Courage to be Ourselves
15 Sep 2019—Jesus, Gender, and Toxic Masculinity: Reflecting on God Beyond Gender
08 Sep 2019—Jesus, the Gender-Bender and the Complementarity Myth
01 Sep 2019—It’s a Wonder-Full Life
25 Aug 2019—We Don’t Say, “You Can’t Play”
18 Aug 2019—The 3 Kinds of Empathy and Empathy Blockers
11 Aug 2019—It Takes a Village: Empathy, Inclusion, and Wonder—Introduction
04 Aug 2019—A Spiritual Journey
28 Jul 2019—Staying in God’s Peace
21 Jul 2019—Fresh Wind: Connecting with the Body of Christ
14 Jul 2019—Earth, Dirt, Gardens: Finding God in the Extraordinary Ordinary—Praying in the Outdoor Cathedral
07 Jul 2019—Earth, Dirt, Gardens: Finding God in the Extraordinary Ordinary—The Human-Divine-Dirt Connection
30 Jun 2019—Earth, Dirt, Gardens: Finding God in the Extraordinary Ordinary—A Work in Progress
23 Jun 2019—Earth, Dirt, Gardens: Finding God in the Extraordinary Ordinary—The Longing for Eden
16 Jun 2019—Lady Wisdom: Loud, Assertive, Sassy, Serious, Alluring, Playful
09 Jun 2019—Pentecostal Freedom: To Speak Up and To Lean In Toward the Other
02 Jun 2019—Mid-Storm Peace
26 May 2019—Justice, Money, and Unearned Advantages: Perspectives from a Strange Parable
19 May 2019—New Creation Stories: Our Wounds Here are Known There
12 May 2019—Times of Transition, John 21
28 April 2019—The Intersection of Faith and the Scientific Method
21 Apr 2019—Jesus, His So-Called Friends, and the Dramas We Find Ourselves In
14 Apr 2019—Black Jesus/White Jesus
07 Apr 2019—What’s the Meaning of the Cross & Resurrection?
31 Mar 2019—Four Scenes in the Life of Jesus: The Psychology of Scapegoating
24 Mar 2019—Imitating Love
17 Mar 2019—We Cannot Forget Joseph
10 Mar 2019—What We Learn From Suicidal Pigs
03 Mar 2019—Lent Preview: An Alternative Approach to Time
24 Feb 2019—What’s It Feel Like to Experience God? Discerning When We Can Trust Our Own Minds
17 Feb 2019—What’s It Feel Like to Experience God? (And how might we notice it happening more often?)
10 Feb 2018—What’s It Like to Experience God? Week 2
03 Feb 2019—What’s It Like to Experience God? Small Steps in the Dark
27 Jan 2019—The Short Stories of Jesus: The Parable of the Surprising Salaries
20 Jan 2019—The Short Stories of Jesus: A Man Had Two Sons
13 Jan 2019—The Short Stories of Jesus: The Pharisee and the Tax Collector
06 Jan 2019—The Short Stories of Jesus: Leaven Hiders & Party Throwers
30 Dec 2018—St. Nicholas Stories and Traditions
23 Dec 2018—How We Wait, Week 4: Believing and Expectant
16 Dec 2018—How We Wait, Week 3: Surrounded, Worshipful
09 Dec 2018—How We Wait, Week 2: Perplexed, Surrendering
02 Dec 2018—How We Wait, Week 1: Wide-Eyed and Looking for Signs
25 Nov 2018—Questioning the Sinner Label
18 Nov 2018—The Widow at the Temple: A Different Lens
11 Nov 2018—Bartimaeus and the Affirmation of Agency
04 Nov 2018—Reflections on the Feast of All Saints
28 Oct 2018—Reintegrating Our Faith Stories
21 Oct 2018—My Journey to Becoming Affirming
14 Oct 2018—Self Care as an Act of Resistance
10 Oct 2018—Allies: The Way of Love From the Beginning
30 Sep 2018—Reclaiming Christianity for Jesus, Justice, & the Common Good
23 Sep 2018—Navigating the Hard Questions: The Praying-for-Things Dilemma
16 Sep 2018—Navigating the Hard Questions: Interfaith Jesus
09 Sep 2018—Navigating the Hard Questions (Like Hell)
02 Sep 2018—Navigating the Hard Questions: Patriarchy in the Bible
26 Aug 2018—A Transgender Interpretation of Esther
19 Aug 2018—Esther is Burlesque: Part 3
12 Aug 2018—Esther is Burlesque: Part 2
05 Aug 2018—Surprising Abundance from a Meager Offering
29 Jul 2018—Esther is Burlesque
22 Jul 2018—How to Handle a Bully: Jesus v. Herod
15 Jul 2018—Comfort: When Thoughts & Prayers Are Not Enough
08 Jul 2018—The God Who Sees Me
01 Jul 2018—Jesus, Mary, and Joseph Were Asylum Seekers
24 Jun 2018—The Power of Faith and Acceptance in Transition
17 June 2018—The 12 Steps for Anyone: Helping You is Helping Me (Step 12)
10 June 2018—The 12 Steps for Anyone: Improving Conscious Contact (Step 11)
27 May 2018—Tested to Become Diamonds
20 May 2018—The 12 Steps for Anyone: Daily Amends (Step 10)
13 May 2018—The 12 Steps for Anyone: On Amend-Making (Steps 7–9)
06 May 2018—An Interfaith Vision
29 Apr 2018—The 12 Steps for Anyone: Doing Hard Things with a Little Help from Our Friends (Steps 4–6)
22 Apr 2018—The Power of Stories: Participating in God’s Story, and Letting God Reshape Ours
15 Apr 2018—The 12 Steps for Anyone: How to Say More with Less About God
08 Apr 2018—The 12 Steps for Anyone: Intro
01 Apr 2018—Easter Sunday: The Gospel for Eddie & Tom
25 Mar 2018—Prayer: The Shaping of Desire—Getting Ready for Jesus Week
18 Mar 2018—Prayer: The Shaping of Desire—Connecting to Our True Self
11 Mar 2018—Prayer: The Shaping of Desire—How I Learned to Calm Myself
04 Mar 2018—Prayer: The Shaping of Desire—Singing Our Prayers
25 Feb 2018—Prayer: The Shaping of Desire—Fixed-Hour Prayer
18 Feb 2018—Prayer: The Shaping of Desire—The Serenity Prayer
11 Feb 2018—Ready, Set, Lent!
04 Feb 2018—The Elements of Worship: The Lord’s Prayer
28 Jan 2018—Elements of Worship: Sermons
21 Jan 2018—The Elements of Worship: Hymns, Part 2
14 Jan 2018—The Elements of Worship: Gospel Hymns
07 Jan 2018—The Elements of Worship: Communion
31 Dec 2017—The Elements of Worship: The Sarum Prayer
17 Dec 2017—Taking Advantage or Sharing It: An Alternative Approach to Power, Week 3
10 Dec 2017—Taking Advantage or Sharing It: An Alternative Approach to Power, Week 2
03 Dec 2017—Taking Advantage or Sharing It: An Alternative Approach to Power, Week 1
26 Nov 2017—Understanding Our Limits: Humility as the Path to Love, Week 5
19 Nov 2017—Understanding Our Limits: Humility as the Path to Love, Week 4
12 Nov 2017—Understanding Our Limits: Humility as the Path to Love, Week 3
05 Nov 2017—Understanding Our Limits: Humility as the Path to Love, Week 2
29 Oct 2017—Understanding Our Limits: Humility as the Path to Love, Week 1
22 Oct 2017—Braving the Wilderness: Week 5
15 Oct 2017—Braving the Wilderness: Week 4
08 Oct 2017—Braving the Wilderness: Week 3
01 Oct 2017—Braving the Wilderness: Week 2
24 Sep 2017—Braving the Wilderness: Week 1
17 Sep 2017—WhyChristian? Week 5
10 Sep 2017—WhyChristian? Week 4
03 Sep 2017—WhyChristian? Week 3
27 Aug 2017—WhyChristian? Week 2
20 Aug 2017—WhyChristian? Week 1
13 Aug 2017—Hatred Will Not Overcome Us
06 Aug 2017—Savoring Life: Animals and Land
30 Jul 2017—Savoring Life: Sabbath, Week 4
23 Jul 2017—Savoring Life: Sabbath, Week 3
16 Jul 2017—Savoring Life: Sabbath, Week 2
09 Jul 2017—Savoring Life: Sabbath, Week 1
02 Jul 2017—John 20
25 Jun 2017—Psalm 23
18 Jun 2017—God’s Preferential Option for the Poor
11 Jun 2017—The Radical Revision of Our Image of God
04 Jun 2017—God is Everywhere
28 May 2017—The Things You Can Get Away With Saying in a Psalm
21 May 2017—Free Martha
14 May 2017—What Way?
30 Apr 2017—Altars and Wells
23 Apr 2017—The Shaping of a World View
16 Apr 2017—Easter Sunday Service: Carl’s Question, Take 3
09 Apr 2017—Palm Sunday Service: The Death of the Scapegoat
02 Apr 2017—Jesus and the Disinherited: Love Lets the Other Blow Your Blinders Off
26 Mar 2017—Jesus and the Disinherited: Resisting Hatred
19 Mar 2017—Jesus and the Disinherited: Deception
12 Mar 2017—Jesus and the Disinherited: Overcoming Fear
05 Mar 2017—Jesus and the Disinherited: Power for the Weak
26 Feb 2017—Lenten Leap of Faith Introduction
19 Feb 2017—Making Contact: Mercy NOT Sacrifice
12 Feb 2017—Making Contact: Straight Talk or God Talk
05 Feb 2017—Making Contact: Jesus’s Anger at Injustices
29 Jan 2017—Making Contact: Luke 24 as a Model for Meeting Jesus Today
22 Jan 2017—Making Contact: Emmanuel Prayer
15 Jan 2017—Making Contact: A Jewish Approach to Scripture
08 Jan 2017—Making Contact: Epiphany and the Risen Jesus
01 Jan 2017—Stephen’s Stoning: A Faith Perspective on How to be an Ally
18 Dec 2016—Advent Week 4: The Art of the Complaint
11 Dec 2016—Advent Week 3: Mary’s Song
04 Dec 2016—Advent Week 2: The Shoot from the Stump
27 Nov 2016—Advent Week 1: Hoping For and Working Toward a Better Future
20 Nov 2016—Election Distress: Home for the Holidays
13 Nov 2016—Election Distress in the Company of Jesus
06 Nov 2016—Election Distress in the Company of Jeremiah
30 Oct 2016—Connect & Renew, Week 6
23 Oct 2016—Connect & Renew, Week 5
16 Oct 2016—Connect & Renew, Week 4
09 Oct 2016—Connect & Renew, Week 3
02 Oct 2016—Connect & Renew, Week 2
25 Sep 2016—Connect & Renew, Week 1
18 Sep 2016—The Fourfold Path of Forgiveness, Week 4
11 Sep 2016—The Fourfold Path of Forgiveness, Week 3
04 Sep 2016—The Fourfold Path of Forgiveness, Week 2
28 Aug 2016—The Fourfold Path of Forgiveness, Week 1
21 Aug 2016—Beyond Envy, Rivalry, and Violence, Week 9
14 Aug 2016—Beyond Envy, Rivalry, and Violence, Week 8
07 Aug 2016—Beyond Envy, Rivalry, and Violence, Week 7
31 Jul 2016—Beyond Envy, Rivalry, and Violence, Week 6
24 Jul 2016—Beyond Envy, Rivalry, and Violence, Week 5
17 Jul 2016—Beyond Envy, Rivalry, and Violence, Week 4
10 Jul 2016—Beyond Envy, Rivalry, and Violence, Week 3
03 Jul 2016—Beyond Envy, Rivalry, and Violence, Week 2
26 Jun 2016—Beyond Envy, Rivalry, and Violence, Week 1
19 Jun 2016—Integrity & Influence: Lessons From a Vagabond, Week 4
12 Jun 2016—Guest Speaker Rev. Deborah Dean-Ware.
05 Jun 2016—Integrity & Influence: Lessons From a Vagabond, Week 3
29 May 2016—Integrity & Influence: Lessons From a Vagabond, Week 2
22 May 2016—Integrity & Influence: Lessons From a Vagabond, Week 1
08 May 2016—Loving Our Neighbors, Week 5
01 May 2016—Loving Our Neighbors, Week 4
24 Apr 2016—Loving Our Neighbors, Week 3