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Sermons by the Rev. David Wheeler — 293 episodes
Happy
"Don't Stop Believin'", Songs That Changed the World Part 7 of 10
"Hallelujah" Sixth in our 10 part series-Songs That Changed the World
A Change is Gonna Come
What's Going On
"The Sound of Silence" Songs That Changed the World (Part 3 of 10)
"Bridge Over Troubled Water" Songs That Changed the World (Part 2 of 10)
"Born This Way" Songs that Changed The World (Part 1 of 10)
Rescue
A Work Toward Holistic Love
"You Are Not A Debate. You Are Beloved"
God Is Relationship
Pentecost: Finding Unity Across Difference
Finding Faith in the Spaces Between
The God You Already Know
Trust Holds When the Way Is Unclear Part 4 of 4)
Learning to Trust Again...Trusting the Right Voice (Part 3 of 4)
Trust Rekindles on the Road | Luke 24:13–35
Learning to Trust Again. . . Trust Begins with Doubt (Part 1 of 4)
The Good News Is… Alive in the World
The Good News is. . . Inspiring Us To Act {Palm Sunday}
The Good News Is… Protection and Care for the Vulnerable –Rev. Nancy Hodgkinson
The Good News Is… Protection and Care for the Vulnerable
The Good News Is… Together, the Impossible Is Possible | Third Sunday in Lent – Drew Southworth
The Good News Is… Great Love for God and Neighbor
The Good News Is... So Good, it Catches Us By Surprise
A Better Way to Read the Bible Today
When the Bible Disagrees With Itself — and the Verses Used to Harm
What God Requires. Who Jesus Blesses.
In the Time of Herod, We Long for God to Break In
Reign of Love, Not Domination
Rising for the Future
Rising with Courage
Rooted in Community
Rooted in Grace
Wholeness After Religious Trauma
What Might Jesus Say to Republicans, Democrats, and Independents
What Might Jesus Say About the Abortion Debate
What Jesus Might Say About Our Broken Immigration System
What Might Jesus Say To Donald Trump
The Forgotten Fruit of the Spirit
Shouting and Silence
Righteousness and Mercy
Lost and Found
Faith and Works
Stranger and Neighbor
Stages of Faith
The Mind of Christ
Holding On and Letting Go
Unity: But How?
A Shared Calling
The Gift of the Stargazers
A Home for All (Joy)
Laying the Foundation (Peace)
Homesick (Hope)
An Alternate Universe
The Beginning or the End?
Saints—Dead and Living
Less Fanfare, More Love
Surviving a Miracle
The Difficult Teachings of Jesus
What About Hell and the Devil?
Did God Require Jesus to Die in My Place?
COVID, Climate Change, Personal Freedoms, and The Greater Good
The Bible: Origins and Modern Understandings
Hope Finds a Way
Are Cleanliness and Godliness Really Neighbors?
A Taste of Grace
The Shared Life
What Are We Looking For?
There is Always Enough
Hit the Pause Button
Pride Sunday, 2021
Faith and Fear Walk Hand in Hand
Small Sacrifices Grow Great Love
The Church Is Not a Building
Divinely Relational (Trinity Sunday)
A Reasonable Passion (Pentecost 2021)
The Other Famous Prayer of Jesus
They Say Home Is Where the Heart Is
Easier Said Than Done
The Power of Perspective
A Journey, Not a Destination
An Open-Door Faith
Again and Again, the Sun Rises (Easter 2021)
Again and Again, We Draw on Courage
Again and Again, We Are Reformed
Again and Again, God Loves First
Again and Again, We Are Shown the Way
Again and Again, We Are Called to Listen
Again and Again, God Meets Us
When the Shadows Come
The Vastness and Nearness of the Divine Mystery
Truth in an Age of Misinformation
Knowing Who to Follow
Knowing Thyself
And So It Begins
Those Who Dream... Prepare the Way (Peace)
Those Who Dream... Keep Awake (Hope)
What Are We Going to Say?
When Trials and Temptations Come
Of Mountains High and Valleys Low
Dig Deeper
God is Still Speaking
Salvation Through Peace, Justice, and Restoring the Earth
Deeply Christian AND Welcoming of Other Faiths
Less Creeds, More Deeds
Progressive Christianity: What’s Old is New Again
If Only...
Light and Life
Christmas Eve 2019, “The Wonders of This Night”
The Wonders of God’s Love
The Wonders of God's Joy
The Wonders of God’s Peace
The Wonders of God’s Hope
“ ‘Be Still:’ Finding Grace & Gratitude Amidst 21st Century Insanity”
Hold On
Enjoy this Life
Love God
Embrace Diversity
Share Earthly and Spiritual Resources
Care For the Poor and Fight for the Powerless
Reject Racism
Forgive Often
Protect the Environment
Be the Church
Spiritual Grit
Humility Shrinks and Expands Us
On Social Norms and Human Wholeness
Interpreting the Present Time
Faith Will Lead Us Home
Hoarding vs Trusting
Was Jesus a Feminist?
The Right Questions
Heaven Belongs to You (Weatherford)
Heaven Belongs to You
Facing Our Demons
Divinely Mysterious Math
Draw the Circle Wide (Pentecost 2019)
From Acts of Charity to Civic Discipleship
Easter Courage
Not Narrow Nationalists, But Global Leaders
Redeeming the American Dream (Norman)
Redeeming the American Dream (Weatherford)
The Biblical Roots of Justice
The Biblical Roots of Justice
A Socially Engaged Faith
The Jazz of Easter
The Courage of Our Convictions
Keep the Poor with You Always
Relationships in the Light of Justice
In Loving Memory of Deborah Gale
The Voices Inside our Heads
We Cannot Stay on the Mountain
Breaking the Cycle
Creation and Evolution are Great Friends
Prayer for Non-Magical People
Salvation: THIS Life or the AFTER Life?
I Don't Believe in THAT God Either
No Deficit in Human Resources
When the Water Gets Deep (Norman)
When the Water Gets Deep (Weatherford)
The Not-So-Secret Mystery of God (Norman)
The Not-So-Secret Mystery of God (Weatherford)
Christmas Eve, 2018: "Calm and Bright" (Weatherford)
Let Us Sing-- HOPE (Norman)
Let Us Sing -- HOPE (Weatherford)
Redeeming Grace-- LOVE (Norman)
Redeeming Grace--LOVE (Weatherford)
Glories Stream-- JOY (Norman)
Glories Stream-- JOY (Weatherford)
Sleep in Peace (Norman)
Sleep in Peace (Weatherford)
What is Truth? (Norman)
What is Truth? (Weatherford)
Not the End, But the Beginning (Norman)
Not the End, But the Beginning (Weatherford)
Religion Seeking Power is Powerless Religion (Weatherford)
Saints Show Up (Norman)
Saints Show Up (Weatherford)
The Courage to Move On (Norman)
The Courage to Move On (Weatherford)
Difficult Decisions (Norman)
Difficult Decisions (Weatherford)
A Child Shall Lead Them
The Church: What are we gonna do about this mess? (Norman)
The Church: What are we gonna do about this mess? (Weatherford)
Human Sexuality: What if God Loves Us Just As We Are? (Norman)
Human Sexuality: What if God Loves Us Just As We Are? (Weatherford)
The Bible: Taking it Seriously, Not Literally”
The Jesus on Your Fridge
Fruition
Transformation
Compassion
Imagine
Satisfied (Norman)
Satisfied (Weatherford)
The Problem with Overpromising (Norman)
The Problem of Overpromising (Weatherford)
Strength Through Weakness
Boundaries (Norman)
Boundaries (Weatherford)
The Size of Significance (Norman)
The Size of Significance (Weatherford)
The Unforgivable Sin (Norman)
The Unforgivable Sin (Weatherford)
That Escalated Quickly
Blind Spots (Norman)
Blind Spots (Weatherford)
Yanny or Laurel? (Mayflower)
Gone Up With a Shout: Clap Your Hands! (Weatherford and Norman)
Who Can Withhold? Break Forth! (Norman)
Who Can Withhold? Break Forth (Weatherford)
From You Comes My Praise: Guide My Steps (Norman)
From You Comes My Praise: Guide My Steps (Weatherford)
Loving and Saving the Earth (Norman)
Loving and Saving the Earth (Weatherford)
While In Their Joy: Dancing Sure (Norman)
While In Their Joy: Dancing Sure (Weatherford)
With Great Power: Dancing Together (Norman)
With Great Power: Dancing Together (Weatherford)
Lethal Memories (Norman)
Lethal Memories (Weatherford)
The World God Loves (Norman)
The World God Loves (Weatherford)
Holy Anger (Norman)
Holy Anger (Weatherford)
Eulogy for Mark Tanton (Norman)
The Promises That Shape Us (Norman)
The Promises That Shape Us (Weatherford)
God, Guns, and the Gospel (Norman)
God, Guns, and the Gospel (Weatherford)
Let’s Stay Together (Norman)
Let’s Stay Together (Weatherford)
The Power of a Non-Anxious Presence (Norman)
The Power of a Non-Anxious Presence (Weatherford)
About That Fake News... (Norman)
About That Fake News... (Weatherford)
Marching for Change (Norman)
Marching for Change (Weatherford)
The Silence of Our Friends (Norman)
The Silence of our Friends (Weatherford)
Nobody Said it Would Be Easy
Christmas is God’s YES!
Joy May Not Be What You Think
Church Too?
The Final Black Friday
An Outsider’s Thanksgiving
Living Well in Uncertain Times
Life’s Holiest Moments
A Change is Gonna Come
For Better, For Worse
The Greatest American Idol
I Am ... Because WE ARE (Ubuntu)
It's Five O'clock Somewhere
The Art of Forgiveness
Authentic Christian Values
The Fresh Life
Nasty Church Reputations
Healing Words
Christian, Get Out of the Boat
Jesus' Most Political Miracle
Blind Faith
The Road to Hell
Selective Compassion is Not Christian
Color Outside the Lines
The Grown Up Table
Creativity Springs Forth From Chaos
The Answer to Jesus' Prayer
A Tale of Two Worlds
Looking Down For Heaven
Free Range Christians
Emmaus Happens
No Closed Door Meetings
God Uses Broken Things
When God is Too Late
Bad Theology Ain't Worth Spit
Moving Past the Passed
How Are We Saved?
Resisting Powerful Temptations
Homily Over the Ashes
Finding a Voice of Reason
Building a Life Together
The Death-Trap of Neutrality
A Piece of God's Mind
God Doesn't Need Your Warm Fuzzies
People of the Light
Scarcity or Abundance?
God's Ever-Expanding Circle
Don't Take Down the Tree Just Yet
Love Dares to Dream
Joy Means Coming Home
Peace: An Advent Meditation