By Joanna Shenk Song of Solomon 2:8-13 Zechariah 9:9-12 I had a hard time getting out of bed yesterday morning. I was feeling the weight of a lot of things and wondered if it was futile and disingenuous to write a sermon that offered hope. I wasn’t feeling hopeful. I was feeling more like the…
By Sharon Heath When Nathan Yergler emailed asking me to speak today, he asked, “What are you aligned with? To what or whom are you loyal? To what or whom are you committed?” With what am I aligned? I am aligned with the gay community. The Rainbow Flag is my flag. Even when I find…
By Logan Rimel Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of all our hearts be acceptable to you, God, my strength and my Redeemer. Good morning. Some of y’all are probably wondering who on earth I am, and that’s fair. I attended Sunday services here somewhat irregularly for several months about a year…
By Joanna Shenk 1 Peter 4:12-14; 5:6-11 When I read through the lectionary passages for this Sunday, the words from 1 Peter jumped right out at me. They were different than the other New Testament texts that told the story of Jesus’ ascension into heaven. On Ascension Sunday, which is today, we celebrate the end…
By Sheri Hostetler John 14:1-11 Full disclosure: I had already decided that I wanted to preach on John 14:1-11 and out of curiosity, I went back through previous sermon to see if I had ever preached on that passage before. Indeed I had, three years ago. I read through the sermon and uncharacteristically decided that…
By Benjamin Bolaños Play Corrido de Cesar Chavez That’s called Corrido de Cesar Chavez. It’s Tex-Mex Mariachi style music. And I hate it. Not the lyrics but the music. I really really do. German Polka music in Mexico? Not really my thing. However, regardless of my lack of affinity for this type of music, it…
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