Religion

For the week of November 29, 2020

Waiting

November 30, 2020

Advent in Narnia series - Part 1

For the week of November 29, 2020

November 24, 2020

Sermon for November 23, 2020

The Good Shepherd

November 24, 2020

Sermon for November 23, 2020

The Lord is My Shepherd

November 24, 2020

Part 5

November 17, 2020

Sermon for November 15, 2020

Parable of the Talents

November 17, 2020

Part 4

November 10, 2020

Where to From Here?

The Mission Goes On

November 10, 2020

Seek Justice and Righteousness

Sermon for November 8, 2020

November 10, 2020

Part 3

November 4, 2020

Part 2

November 4, 2020

Sermon for November 2, 2020

All Saints Day

November 4, 2020

Sermon for November 2, 2020

God Is Still Leading

October 26, 2020

Part 1

October 26, 2020

Lord's Prayer - Interrupted

Sermon for October 25, 2020

October 26, 2020

Love God, Love Neighbor, Love Self

Sermon from October 25, 2020

October 19, 2020

A Brief Look at Pope Francis's Social Encyclical Fratelli tutti

Part 2

October 19, 2020

Sermon for October 18, 2020

Living with Integrity

October 19, 2020

Sermon for October 18, 2020

Give Unto Caesar

October 12, 2020

A Brief Look at Pope Francis's Social Encyclical Fratelli tutti

Part 1 of 2

October 12, 2020

A Meditation on Matthew 22

Sermon for October 11, 2020

October 12, 2020

Sermon for October 11, 2020

The Banquet

October 5, 2020

The New Testament in Its Historical Setting

Part 6

October 5, 2020

Confirmation Sunday

Sunday, October 4, 2020

October 5, 2020

The Parable of the Landowner

Sermon for October 4, 2020

September 28, 2020

The New Testament in Its Historical Setting - 6

Subjects in the Time of Jesus (cont’d)

September 28, 2020

Sermon for September 27, 2020

Harvest Worship

September 21, 2020

The New Testament in Its Historical Setting - 4

Judaism in the Time of Jesus

September 21, 2020

Are you good at solving riddles?

Sermon for September 20, 2020

September 21, 2020

Are you envious because I am generous?

Sermon for September 20, 2020

September 15, 2020

The New Testament in Its Historical Setting

Part 3 - Judaism in the Time of Jesus

September 15, 2020

How many times do I have to forgive?

Whenever there is forgiveness, there is life.

September 15, 2020

Forgiveness is hard, really hard.

Forgiveness

September 7, 2020

The New Testament in Its Historical Setting

Part 2 - The First Triumvirate to Augustus

September 7, 2020

Who are the people missing from your churches today?

Building a Bigger Table

September 7, 2020

Confronting Sin with Love

Sermon for September 6, 2020

September 1, 2020

The New Testament in its Historical Setting

Part 1

September 1, 2020

Sermon for August 30, 2020

I Will Be With You

August 24, 2020

Letter against Christian Nationalism

Christian nationalism, a persistent threat to both our religious communities and Democracy

August 24, 2020

Many of us have learned that there is a way forward in the face of despair.

A Man Named Job

August 24, 2020

Sermon for August 23, 2020

When We are at Our Best

August 17, 2020

The First Buddhist Council – Part 2

After the Buddha passed away a meeting was held to preserve his teachings.

August 17, 2020

The women who share in Moses’ story

His mom, his sister and Pharaoh’s daughter

August 10, 2020

Sermon for August 9, 2020

Peace & Thomas

August 10, 2020

How do we stay faithful to God when the going gets rough?

A storm is just a metaphor of what we’re going through.

August 10, 2020

The First Buddhist Council – Part 1

This week, Siddhartha and his early ministry.

August 13, 2020

Simple Summer VBS

Not like when we were kids.

August 3, 2020

I Will Not Let Go Unless You Bless Me

Sermon for the Week of August 2, 2020

August 3, 2020

The Samaritan Woman at the Well

Sermon for Sunday, August 2, 2020

August 3, 2020

Karen Armstrong and other historians of religions have specified the 500s BC as that age.

The Axial Age

July 27, 2020

The Wisdom of Amenemope (Conclusion)

Part 2 of Looking at the Egyptian book, The Wisdom of Amenemope

July 27, 2020

Jeremiah Wrote a Letter

Sermon for July 26, 2020

July 27, 2020

Kingdom Stories

Sermon for July 26, 2020

July 21, 2020

Paul’s Conversion/Encounter with Christ

Sermon for July 19, 2020

July 21, 2020

Don’t Be Quick to Weed

Sermon for July 19, 2020

July 21, 2020

One in Christ parish held the Sunday service in Greenwood's George Searer Athletic Park.

The Wisdom of Amenemope

Part 1 of 2

July 14, 2020

Anne Gajewsky

Pastoring in the Park

July 14, 2020

When are we like Pharoah?

Sermon for July 12, 2020

July 14, 2020

Sermon for July 12, 2020

The Seed and the Soil

July 6, 2020

Think of “that person” in your life - remember God loves them, too.

Sermon for July 5, 2020

July 6, 2020

The words “burden”, “heavy”, and “yoke” caught my attention.

Sermon for July 5, 2020

July 6, 2020

Creation and Anthropology

Biblical Understandings of What it Means to Be Human

June 29, 2020

How We Got Our Views on the Holy Spirit - Part 22 - Conclusion

The spirit is poured out upon all flesh.

June 29, 2020

When we feel scared or uncertain, remember God’s outstretched hand.

Simon Peter on the Water

June 29, 2020

Following Jesus, requires speaking the truth.

A Time for Prophets

June 22, 2020

How We Got Our Views on the Holy Spirit - Part 21

What concerned Moltmann most was the Spirit as the Spirit of Life.

June 22, 2020

This may not be a story you have heard before.

Seron for June 21, 2020

June 22, 2020

Sermon for June 21, 2020 - Father's Day

It just so happens that our first reading this morning talks about two fathers.

June 15, 2020

How We Got Our Views on the Holy Spirit - Part 20

The Athanasian creed borrows from Augustine but would have been foreign to Athanasius.

June 15, 2020

We are not alone in our lives. God is with us.

Sermon for June 14, 2020

June 15, 2020

Would you accept the call?

Sermon for June 14, 2020

June 9, 2020

Sermon for Sunday, June 7, 2020

I have invited my colleague, Pastor Jennifer Jaimez to preach this week.

June 9, 2020

Sermon for Sunday, June 7, 2020

This week, Bishop Elizabeth Eaton is the guest speaker.

June 9, 2020

How We Got Our Views on the Holy Spirit - Part 19

Augustine has been called the “one-self Trinitarian.”

June 1, 2020

How We Got Our Views on the Holy Spirit - Part 18

Gregory of Nyssa rejected three Gods but he held to three persons

June 1, 2020

Grieving Over a Death - Pentecost Sunday

We are one body in Christ, and part of our body can’t breathe.

June 1, 2020

Pentecost Sunday, June 1, 2020

The Holy Spirit descended upon the apostles while they were gathered together in one house

May 25, 2020

How We Got Our Views on the Holy Spirit - Part 17

The sticking point at the Council - are the Father and the Son Equal?

May 25, 2020

Memorial Day/Ascension Sunday/Graduation Days

Where do we spend most of our time looking?

May 25, 2020

Sermon for Ascension Sunday, May 24, 2020

Prayer is one of the best ways to build relationships.

May 18, 2020

How We Got Our Views on the Holy Spirit - Part 16

An embittered debate which was touched off by a movement called Arianism.

May 18, 2020

The literal definition of Paraclete is “to be called alongside someone.”

Sermon for May 17, 2020

May 18, 2020

Things Change. God Doesn’t.

God has indeed reordered our world.

May 12, 2020

How We Got Our Views on the Holy Spirit - Part 15

Sometimes, Tertullian greatest strengths gave cause to his greatest weaknesses.

May 12, 2020

We already have the only thing we really need.

Jesus: The Way

May 12, 2020

Jesus: Our comfort and comforter

I think the disciples misunderstood Jesus.

May 6, 2020

How We Got Our Views on the Holy Spirit - Part 14

Origen was the most famous of Clement of Alexandria’s pupils.

May 6, 2020

Jesus is the good shepherd and we are the sheep.

Good Shepherd Sunday

May 6, 2020

Sermon for May 4, 2020

The Good Shepherd

May 5, 2020

Sermon from April 26, 2020

We had Hoped. We had not Believed.

April 28, 2020

How We Got Our Views on the Holy Spirit - Part 13

By the end of the 2nd Century, the Eastern and Western Churches had become very different.

April 28, 2020

How We Got Our Views on the Holy Spirit - Part 12

Irenaeus' Demonstration of the Apostolic Preaching

April 28, 2020

Healing the Whole Creation

It’s pretty obvious that the wrong is strong.

April 22, 2020

How We Got Our Views on the Holy Spirit - 12

The second of Irenaeus' complete writings was Demonstration of the Apostolic Preaching.

April 22, 2020

It is ok to be an honest doubter.

Second Sunday of Easter

April 18, 2020

How We Got Our Views on the Holy Spirit - 11

‍Part 11 - The Early Church Theologians of the 2nd Century – Irenaeus of Lyons (1 of 2)

April 18, 2020

How We Got Our Views on the Holy Spirit - 10

‍Part 10 - The Early Church Theologians of the 2nd Century – Justin Martyr and Irenaeus

April 18, 2020

How We Got Our Views on the Holy Spirit - 9

Part 9 - The Early Church Theologians of the 2nd Century – Justin Martyr

April 18, 2020

How We Got Our Views on the Holy Spirit - 8

Part 8 - The Apostolic Fathers (Part 2)

April 18, 2020