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

Today, we’re going to do something a little bit different, and I’m going to start the sermon with a guided meditation. I want you to have an experience as

We needed to begin by defining what we mean by Forgiveness, Mercy and Grace. We may not all understand these concepts in the same way. Forgiveness is the act

In the last months, but particularly the last several weeks, I’ve heard a real sense of overwhelming. Things are changing and we don’t like change to begin with. It

What brought you to church today? And I don’t mean your car or your spouse. You had a lot of other choices this morning and maybe going out for

On April 16th of 1963, the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was in jail in Birmingham, and he wrote a letter to his fellow clergy colleagues, which became

This is Epiphany Sunday. Technically tomorrow is Epiphany. It is always on January 6th. It is the 12th day of Christmas. If you know the song, 12 days of

What do you think joy is? We heard from the kids. It was pretty clear that joy was connected to happiness for them. Is there anything that you could