This coming Sunday is Easter Sunday. Join me to celebrate Spring and to grapple with the story of Jesus Christ’s crucifixion and resurrection. A splendid time is guaranteed for all.

The February Soul Matters theme of Inclusion, and during my sermon on February 9th, I touched on the idea that it is important to try to include those with whom we disagree, and perhaps even those who may mean us harm. At the time, I kicked the can on actually discussing this in any kind of meaningful way. This Sunday, the chickens…

Last Sunday, we began our journey into this month’s worship theme of Inclusion with Pastor Lora urging us to “Widen Our Circles”. This Sunday, we shall ponder the question, “Just how are we supposed to do this?”

This Sunday we will revisit the stories of, consider the meanings of, and possibly rant about two miracles from the Christian and Jewish traditions. We’ll ponder the miracle of the loaves and the fishes, and, as our service falls in the middle of the Jewish holidays of Hanukkah, we will also spend some time with the story of the Maccabees and the…

At this Sunday’s worship service, Worship Associate David Fu will introduce the October Soul Matters worship theme of Deep Listening. As people in this world, we experience many, many, sights, sounds, conversations, opinions, and other inputs – far more than we can process. What we listen to and how we do that listening shapes our very being, and it is one of the…