Sermons from July 2022
Prayer that Sustains
Why did the disciples ask Jesus to teach them to pray? What were they looking for? Perhaps prayer that sustains and refreshes…
2022 Woman of the Year – Rev. Dr. Caro Hall
It may seem that we are just a small community on the edge of the left coast, with little power or sway, but my friends we are also a beacon of hope.
THE WAY OF BENEDICT
There are many legendary stories about St. Benedict of Nursia, and one of my favorites is the one about an encounter between Benedict and twin sister Scholastica one stormy night. As the story goes … (Tell the story) As I mentioned, there are many legendary stories about the life of Benedict, a man who developed a monastic Rule of Life that has endured for over fifteen hundred years and has been a primary source of inspiration for western monasticism since…
Restored to our Right Mind
Jesus’ healing of the man possessed by demons, is a story of salvation, experienced here as the restoration of personal autonomy and freedom.
Proclaiming Peace
Jesus told his disciples to proclaim the reign of God and peace to the cities and homes they visited. What if we were to take that seriously?