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An audio version of our weekly Sunday messages.

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