Sermon Speaker

Pastor Katie

Online Worship: Fifth Sunday of Advent

Sometimes we settle for peace as the absence of violence or tension. John the Baptist and other prophets call us to a more robust peace: one that brings safety, refuge, and rest to the vulnerable. Peace enacts justice, and it requires the hard work of constructing new roads through the wilderness. This worship service includes […]

Online Worship: Fourth Sunday of Advent

Hope is often defined as “positive thinking” or optimism. But viewed through the lens of the cross, hope becomes an agent of empowering transformation. It does not deny suffering. Hope acknowledges that the present conditions are desperate, and it depends on God, with whom nothing is impossible. Hope is both honest about suffering and urgent […]

Online Worship: Second Sunday of Advent

“Just have a little faith!” Our culture often frames faith as something we can force into existence by sheer willpower. On the other hand, the words of a much-loved hymn point to God’s faith: “Great is thy faithfulness!” God shows up for us in baptismal waters, in bread and cup, in the word proclaimed, and […]

Online Worship: First Sunday of Advent

Care is often conflated with love. But care is characterized by devotion, consistency, attention to detail, and some sense of obligation. It may require specialized skills, or it may just require time. Either way, care requires consistent investment—attention provided over the long haul. Scripture is full of examples of God’s care for us, especially in […]

Online Worship: All Saints Sunday

There’s no nice way to say it: Death stinks. Today we remember those who have gone on ahead of us, but we also struggle with the reality of death separating us from those we love. Jesus goes head-first into that reality with us, sits with us, weeps with us, and gives us hope and new […]

Online Worship: Reformation Sunday

Grace, love, and warm fuzzies. Wait…what’s wrong with that? Today for Reformation Sunday we celebrate God’s amazing grace, but we also remember that God will not be controlled by our whims, desires or emotions. Christ is not waiting on the sidelines to step in as our backup. Even when life reminds us (painfully) that we […]

Online Worship: Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost

Love God. Love your neighbor. Love yourself. It’s not rocket science. But what is it? Jesus teaches why these commandments are inseparable, and why together they consolidate and sum up the entirety of the law. Together they reveal the mystery of divine love. This worship service includes Communion as an extension of the table at […]

Online Worship: Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost

In much of life we are spectators, but in worship we are called to be full participants at whatever level we are able. Today we celebrate “Try It” Sunday, when we take time in the midst of worship to learn about worship, and how the different roles people fulfill each contribute something unique and important. […]

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