This week, we ask, “How can we find our center by addressing fundamental life problems?” We will draw wisdom from the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, who addressed inherent problems of injustice. We will also draw wisdom from the monotheistic religions – Judaism, Christianity, and Islam – and how they addressed problems of exile, sin, and pride, respectively. As we join to celebrate the anniversary of our church, we reflect on how we, together, find our shared center through common problems, and how we craft meaning as a sacred collective.

This month, we transition from celebrating the awe and wonder around us to instead focus on cultivating and engaging with that wonder within; we focus on finding our center. The greatest wisdom we can garner often does not come from our surroundings, but from our core.  This Sunday, we reflect on wise teachings of various faith traditions.  As we learn from our…

Christmas Eve sermon

In the time of the winter solstice, we celebrate a pause that results in the return of sunlight. We honor an awakening from rest, ushering in a new season of energy following a time of rest and introspection.  During Hanukkah, we celebrate the candle flame that kept faith alive.  Throughout this period of the shifting of daytime and of the Festival of…

We are but a flicker in the expanse of our awe-filled universe, held together with all that was and all that ever will be by the stardust in our veins. We can only live this short life because we die, and that makes each moment and each experience all the more remarkable. This Sunday, we join together in wonder of life and in reverence of death.