02/02/2020 1 Corinthians 1:18-31 & Matthew 5:1-12 Chris Breslin   “To be a Negro in this country and to be relatively conscious is to be in a rage almost all the time.” -James Baldwin   “The church doesn’t have a social strategy, the church is a social strategy.” -Stanley Hauerwas   Season Resources: Joy is for Epiphany, too by Miroslav […]

01/26/2020 Psalm 27 & Matthew 4:12-23 Chris Breslin   “All human nature vigorously resists grace because grace changes us and the change is painful.” -Flannery O’Connor   “To add insult to very substantial injury, the Ninevites prospered; for an excruciatingly long time (three centuries or more) they fared too well for any savvy Israelite not to wonder about the justice […]

01/19/2020 Genesis 1:26-27 & Philippians 1:27-2:12 Stephanie Holmer   Sermon Resources Slides for January 19, 2020 Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu (On Being) video Starting point for reading Dr. King:  Strength to Love Don’t Forgive Too Soon by Dennis, Matthew, and Sheila Linn Paul Piff’s TED Talk: “Does Money Make You Mean?” Brown eyes/Blue eyes Study (a shorter summary)   Season […]

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01/12/2020 Psalm 29 & Matthew 3:13-17 Chris Breslin   “Love is holy because it is like grace–the worthiness of its object is never really what matters.” -Marilynne Robinson, Gilead   Slides from January 12, 2020   Season Resources: Joy is for Epiphany, too by Miroslav Volf (Christian Century) Living the Christian Year: Time to Inhabit the Story of God by […]

12/22/2019 Psalm 80 Dave Crispell   This Sunday’s Songs Do You Hear What I Hear? by Regney/Baker Little Drummer Boy by Davis/Onorati/Simeone The First Noël by Traditional What Child is This? by Dix Jesus, What a Beautiful Name by Riches He His Among Us by Piercy/Wardell/Swinton/Palmer/Zach Doxology   Further Reading for Advent Light Upon Light: A Literary Guide to Prayer […]

12/15/2019 Songs of Hope & Joy Matthew 11:2-11 Chris Breslin   “Joy builds on the past and borrows from the future.” -Eugene Peterson   “True joy is freedom from fear and alienation. Real joy is knowing that we are loved and nurtured…practices like fasting prepare us for joy because they turn our self-serving into self-offering ways that nurture, celebrate, and […]

12/01/2019 Isaiah 2:1-5 Chris Breslin   “To practice Advent is to lean into an almost cosmic ache: our deep, wordless desire for things to be made right and the incompleteness we find in the meantime. We dwell in a world still racked with conflict, violence, suffering, darkness. Advent holds space for our grief, and it reminds us that all of […]

11/24/2019 Colossians 1:15-20 Chris Breslin   Macrina the Younger  (c. 330 – 19 July 379) was a nun in the Early Christian Church and is a prominent saint in the Roman Catholic, Eastern Catholic, and Eastern Orthodox churches. Her younger brothers Basil the Great and Gregory of Nyssa (along with friend Gregory Nazianzus) were key contributors to the Council of Constantinople and […]

11/17/2019 Philippians 2:5-11 Christian DaPonte   Rich Mullins was a Christian music singer and songwriter born in Richmond, Indiana. He died in an automobile accident in September of 1997. Mullins is best known for his praise choruses “Awesome God” and “Step by Step”, which have been embraced as modern classics by many Christians. He was heavily influenced by St. Francis […]