By Joanna Lawrence Shenk This is the second sermon in our Lenten series, “Fully Alive: Living as Warrior, Monk and Mystic.” It is followed by a reflection by Kenda Host, a member of our congregation, on identifying with the warrior archetype. Ephesians 6:10-20 Draw your strength from the Spirit of Life within and all around…
This sermon is the first in our Lenten series called Fully Living: Living as Warrior, Mystic, Monk. Matthew 4:1-11 Let’s do a Zoom poll but without actually being on Zoom.How many of you have had a practice of observing Lent at some point in your life — either you grew up with or it or…
By Joanna Lawrence Shenk Micah 6:1-8 Imagine yourself in the forest that we just heard about during Children’s Time. What do you think you’d be noticing if you were in the forest? Maybe the sound of birds or the height of the trees? Maybe the skittering of the squirrels, rustling the leaves as they bound…
Matthew 4:17-23 Since I’m about to give our version of the “State of the Union” address typically given by U.S. presidents, I thought I’d check out last year’s State of the Union address to get a sense of the similarities and differences between that ritual and ours. Similarities? People come in late for that event,…
2 Samuel 21: 1-14 By Benjamin Bolaños To tell you the truth I’m tired of these one day holidays that we, as a country, adore year after year, from President’s day, Caesar Chavez day, Indigenous People’s or Columbus Day and of course MLK day. It’s not because I do not value what they represent or…
By Joanna Lawrence Shenk This sermon is the third in our Advent Series, “Embracing Our Chaotic, Fertile Reality,” which is based in prophecies from Isaiah as well as the wisdom of a modern-day prophet, adrienne maree brown, author of Emergent Strategy. Isaiah 35:1-10 There is so much beauty and abundance in this passage from Isaiah….
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