The resurrection of Jesus from the Gospel of Mark When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James and Salome bought spices, so that they might go and anoint him. And very early on the first day of the week, when the sun had risen, they went to the tomb. They […]
In case you missed it, amid the firehose of news, Liam Conejo Ramos is back home in Minnesota with his family. If you’re struggling to place the name, Liam was the five-year-old in the blue bunny hat and Spiderman backpack detained by ICE on January 20th. You may remember the picture. Liam and his father […]
Beloved Community means everybody. This is one of the most important things to remember as we use this powerful phrase. It’s not a community defined around beloved people or for a special group. It’s a way of building community defined by the way love operates. Most of all, if anyone is excluded, it’s not a […]
When I preached the glossary service three weeks ago, I encountered a question that was too big to fit into the time we had for that service. It was about the term “liberal religion.” We have a tagline on our letterhead and now on our website that reads “A liberal religious light since 1893.” Since […]
A sermon by Rev. Rachael Hayes Last June, our congregation adopted a mission statement in our annual meeting. What I appreciate about this mission statement is that it was crowdsourced from our congregation rather than proposed by a few individuals. The mission statement process began with two questions: what is our purpose, and how does […]
We affirm our newest members in their wholeness. We want you to find belonging here, to trust our congregation with your real self. To jump in, to join in our traditions, to share your ideas, to bring your passions. And that means that all of us need to open to our new members. This is […]
