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Family Values Meet the Road

The Third Sunday after Pentecost - Proper 8 (Year C)
June 29th, 2025

When our most cherished values meet Jesus’ teaching, we can expect challenge and even offense. But this offense is delivered with a singular purpose: to shake us out of our complacency and call us to the road of salvation.

Duration: 22:01

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The Devil We Know

The Second Sunday after Pentecost - Proper 7 (Year C)
June 22nd, 2025

by The Rev. Br. Richard Edward Helmer

Elijah and the Gerasenes have at least one thing in common: They prefer the devil they know to the unknown. God confronts them both with life beyond what they imagine.

Duration: 21:14

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Painting the Trinity by Contrast

Trinity Sunday (Year C)
June 15th, 2025

by The Rev. Br. Richard Edward Helmer

The Trinity has alluded understanding for centuries, but the divine mystery it calls us into remains as compelling and important as ever.

Duration: 20:49

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The Call to Unity

The Seventh Sunday of Easter (Year C)
June 1st, 2025

by The Rev. Br. Richard Edward Helmer

There were two distinct calls to unity in the world of Jesus and his first followers. Those two calls remain with us today. Which one will we follow?

Duration: 20:49

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Pointing to the Good Shepherd

The Fourth Sunday of Easter - Year C
May 11th, 2025

by The Rev. Br. Richard Edward Helmer

Jesus, our Good Shepherd, most often appears to us in the actions and words of those around us who guide, love, and support us through thick and thin. Each of these shepherds in our life points to the one true Good Shepherd.

Duration: 17:36

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Whom are You Looking For?

Easter Day - Year C
April 20th, 2025

by The Rev. Br. Richard Edward Helmer

Jesus asks Mary Magdalene at the tomb the same question he asked of the authorities in the Garden of Gethsemane. The first to recognize the Risen Christ and bear the Easter message is the one who is most willing to allow her heart be broken open.

Duration: 23:57

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What Mary Teaches

The Fifth Sunday in Lent - Year C
April 6th, 2025

by The Rev. Br. Richard Edward Helmer

Mary of Bethany's extravagant gift to Jesus marks a turning point for him and his disciples, and for us in our walk towards Holy Week.

Duration: 17:06

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God's Radical Forgiveness

The Fourth Sunday in Lent - Year C
March 30th, 2025

by The Rev. Br. Richard Edward Helmer

At the heart of Christianity is a radical teaching centered on forgiveness. One of our most important Lenten disciplines is to take up this teaching as a way of life.

Duration: 20:32

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