As I was thinking about our theme for today, which is, cultivating a life of self-giving, I was reminded of a film I saw in seminary called Bette’s Feast.

 Connection is what we have been doing today. That moment of coming together and welcoming our new members, baptizing, and naming that we are the body of Christ in

As I was considering our theme of “Cultivating a Life of Delight”, I was curious about the difference between delight and joy. I Googled it and AI says that

Our theme today is “Cultivating a Life of Curiosity.“ As much as I thought about that, I could not get myself past the show, Ted Lasso on Apple TV.

 As we start to talk about meaning, meaning answers the why. As I was thinking about this and the fact that it’s Lent, I’m wondering if any of you

Today is the first Sunday of Lent, the first Sunday where we are “Cultivating a Sense of Awe and Wonder.” Lent is always a time of reflection where we

As I was thinking about that, the idea of beauty and the beauty of God, a line came to me from out of our culture that says, beauty is