We had so much fun at our Hymn Sing in July that we are going to do it again! This is a different kind of participatory service for all to enjoy hymn singing! When the people sing together something happens that can’t be replicated by singing alone. Everyone has their favorite hymns, and this is … Continue reading We Sing Now Together
Domesticated animals—whether dogs, cats, birds, or small mammals—bring joy, comfort, and unconditional love to our homes. Their presence can ease loneliness, reduce stress, and inspire laughter with their unique personalities and quirks. Many animals also offer support as service or therapy animals, providing vital assistance and emotional healing to those in need. It’s important to … Continue reading The Wild Life
It’s time for our water communion and T-shirt Day. Please wear a T-shirt supporting a cause near and dear to you. Water will be available, and when you add water to the All Peoples Church waters, tell us a few sentences about the cause you are lifting up. At the end of service, the water … Continue reading Ingathering—Water Communion and T-Shirt Day!
When we get mired down in the demands and struggles of life, it can become easy to stifle our curiosity and live life on the surface, rarely going deeper. In this sermon, I explore a well-known New Testament parable and find there an invitation to follow our quest for adventure, to seek knowledge from all … Continue reading When Trusting Your Curiosity Leads to Dancing
What I love about children is their unbridled capacity to be silly and laugh at the absurdity of life. It takes me back to Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s quote in The Little Prince, “All grown-ups were once children…but only few of them remember it.” The world chips away at us as we grow, leaving fragments of … Continue reading Picking Up the Costume Pieces
In the hushed mystery of Christmas Eve we await the birth of a world at peace.
There can be joy in celebrating the “sacred spaces of the unknown” in our own lives. We will discuss the beautiful ways that being connected with, and an active participant in, a universe that is vast and mysterious shapes our personal faith journeys.
Science Fiction, fantasy, and speculative fiction move us out of the realm of the ordinary and the here and now. They move us into a space where we can play with our preconceptions, our beliefs about the world around us, and possible new ways of thinking and doing. We can test and stretch our values … Continue reading To Explore Strange New Worlds…
You may be able to relate to a meme that’s been going around on social media that states—“My desire to stay well informed is at odds with my desire to stay sane.” With the news filled with stories of gun violence, racial injustices, limited access to women’s healthcare, and the attack on our planet, how … Continue reading Maintaining Sanity: Spiritual Tips for Daily Life
Worship and choral presentation of Stella Natalis by Karl Jenkins. This beautiful choral work celebrates different aspects of Christmastide—winter, the sleeping child, tidings of peace, thanksgiving—with words ranging from the psalms to new texts by Carol Barratt.
