Category: Sermons

“Why Does the Caged Bird Sing?: Inspiration from Maya Angelou”” The Rev. Rebecca CrosbyText: Psalm 130: 1-2, 5-6; Acts 16:16-26; Philippians 1:12-14, 18b-20, 27  Why Does A Caged Bird Sing?:  Inspiration from Maya Angelou        Maya Angelou, one of the most influential literary voices of our time, died [...]

“The Garden of Humanity” Rev. Dr. Steven Jungkeit Texts: Genesis 2: 8-15 (Selections); John 20: 15-16; Revelation 22: 1-3   Of Soil and Soul: Gardens and the Ethics of Care  “They were careless people – they smashed up things and creaturesand then retreated back into their money or their vast [...]

“Something To Do With Paying Attention,” With a Nod to David Foster Wallace Rev. Dr. Steven JungkeitTexts: I Corinthians 13   “Attention, taken to its highest degree,is the same thing as prayer.It presupposes faith and love.Absolutely unmixed attention is prayer.”-Simone Weil Some of the most often heard words of Scripture, [...]

“Everything Else in the House of God”  Rev. Dr. Steven JungkeitTexts: Mark 16: 14-15, 19-20; Titus 1: 15; John 14: 2 “In my Father’s house, there are many mansions.” -John 14: 2        The weeks after Easter present a preacher with a mere handful of stories about Jesus [...]

“This Is the Moment We Have Been Waiting For”  Rev. Dr. Steven JungkeitText: John 21: 15-19 Not long ago I heard a story about a form of theater in Japan that originated in the 17th century. It’s called Kabuki Theater, and it’s one of several traditional Japanese arts that I [...]

“Mary”  The Rev. Catherine ZallText:    John 20:1, 11-16April 12, 2026 Always such a pleasure to return to FCCOL.      In these challenging times I feel a special urgency to continue to engage the profound, mysterious, claims of Easter.    That the spirit present in Jesus was not defeated [...]

“On the Way to Galilee”  Rev. Dr. Steven JungkeitText: Matthew 28: 1-10Easter Sunday Worship Service         A few years ago, after we were through with our Easter services and after I had gone home, our family gathered around the table for Easter dinner. I felt good about [...]

“Discerning Voices: Miriam’s Question”  Rev. Dr Steven JungkeitTexts: Numbers 12: 1-16; Numbers 20: 1; Hebrews 13: 13 Discerning Voices: Miriam’s Question Let us then go to him outside the camp… Hebrews 13:13        Many of us have been immersed in a year long read-through of the Bible, and [...]

“Discerning Voices: Miriam by the Seashore”  Rev. Dr. Steven Jungkeit Texts: Exodus 15: 1-3; Exodus 15: 20-21      I’ve been hearing an insistent and important question over the past several months, as many of us have been making our way through the Bible. The question is this: where are [...]

“The Depth Dimension of Existence”  Rev. Dr. Steven JungkeitTexts: Matthew 7: 24-27; Romans 8: 31-39; Hebrews 6: 19-20 “The Depth Dimension of Existence”              A year and a half ago I shared with you what happened when Rachael and I were due to drop our daughter Sabina off for her [...]