April 7th – Steve, Tom and Ned! – audio
This morning we welcomed New Orleans musicians Tom McDermott and Ned Sublette. McDermott is an internationally recognized pianist and composer, and a fixture in the world of New Orleans music. Ned Sublette is an American composer, musician, record producer and...March 31st – 11 AM – Paul Verryn – audio
This morning we welcomed The Rev. Paul Verryn to the pulpit. Paul is our theologian-in-residence for the next three weeks. Our church has been in partnership with Paul and the Methodist churches he serves in South Africa for nearly thirty years. Texts: Isaiah 40:...March 31st – 9 AM – Paul Verryn – audio
This morning we welcomed The Rev. Paul Verryn to the pulpit. Paul is our theologian-in-residence for the next three weeks. Our church has been in partnership with Paul and the Methodist churches he serves in South Africa for nearly thirty years. Texts: Joshua...March 24th – Steve Jungkeit – with audio
Text: Mark 9: 14-29 The Faces of Healing: Lord I Believe (Help My Unbelief) Here’s a story of healing that I encountered a few years ago about the relationship between healing and belief. Some years ago, an academic friend that I got to know through...March 17th – Steve Jungkeit – with audio
Texts: Psalm 30: 1-3, 11-12; Mark 1: 29-34 The Faces of Healing Lent traditionally begins with Jesus entering into the wilderness to confront his own temptations, after which he emerges to begin his public ministry. Mark’s was the first of the Gospels to...March 10th – Laura Fitzpatrick-Nager – with audio
Mark 6:7-13 Journeys in the Wilderness: What to Pack “Jesus ordered them to take nothing for their journey except a staff; no bread, no bag, no money in their belts; but to wear sandals and not to put on two tunics.” (Mark 6:8-9) It’s obvious to me that Jesus...March 3rd – Steve Jungkeit – with audio
Texts: Luke 1: 46-55; Matthew 11: 7-19; 1 Corinthians 1: 18-25 The Feast of Fools Some months ago, I came across a theological treatise written in the early 20th century, an attempt to diagnose the ills then plaguing Europe in particular, along with...February 24th – Steve Jungkeit – with audio
Texts: Matthew 6: 7-15; James 1: 1-4 I Go On: The Lord’s Prayer Revisited In the middle of the sermon there is a wonderful choral selection by Brian Cheney, our Senior Choir Tenor section leader. If I were a professor of homiletics, a teacher of the art of...February 17th – Steve Jungkeit – with audio
Texts: Jeremiah 12: 1-5; I Corinthians 9: 24-25; I Corinthians 13: 4-7 Running with the Horses This is a sermon about endurance. This is a sermon about perseverance, about what it means to keep going when it feels like you can’t take another step. This is a sermon...Feb 10th – Rev. Mary Nelson + Steve – with audio
SERVICE OF INSTALLATION FOR THE REV. LAURA FITZPATRICK-NAGER We welcomed to our pulpit this morning the Rev. Mary Nelson. Mary is the South Central Regional Minister for the Connecticut Conference United Church of Christ. She works primarily with churches in...February 3rd – Laura Fitzpatrick-Nager
John 6:1-14 Belonging Creates and Undoes Us Both: Three Stories I brought three sacred stories with me today. Each holds a moment of communion and belonging, hope and possibility. Maybe these will fill something in you, and in turn, may the stories of your life,...January 27th – Steve Jungkeit
Texts: Matthew 5: 13-16; Romans 13: 11-14 The Ears of the Heart: Benedictine Wisdom for a World in Flux Here’s a short passage from a book entitled After Virtue, by Alisdair MacIntyre, a study of philosophical ethics that has had an outsized...January 20th – Steve Jungkeit – with audio
Texts: Ezekiel 47: 6b-12; Jeremiah 17: 7-8 Tree by Tree: A Restless Child of the Promise The Hebrew prophets and their vision of a peaceable kingdom have been stirring my imagination over the past couple of months, beginning in Advent and now continuing...January 13th – Steve Jungkeit – with audio
Texts: Genesis 31: 44-49; Isaiah 21: 6-8 Live at the Mizpah Café Since the beginning of Advent, we’ve been circling around the dreams of human flourishing that are found throughout the pages of Scripture, but that are given special prominence in the weeks...Upcoming Events
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