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Fighting our Demons

Second Sunday after Pentecost, Juneteenth
June 19th, 2022

The worst part of demon possession is that we are not quite ourselves. The worst part of exorcizing our demons is how unfamiliar we may feel both to ourselves and to others. In today's scripture, Jesus assures us that after the exorcism, he will remain with us and support us, whoever we are.

Duration: 10:44

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Seeker, Scholar, Benefactor

Celebrating the Feast Day of Melania the Elder
June 8th, 2022

by The Rev. Br. Richard Edward Helmer

The Fourth Century Roman Christian matron, and seeker for God, is remembered as a Desert Mother and servant to the poor. But she was so much more. A brilliant theologian and philosopher, she used her vast fortune to build monasteries and support this new movement. She was a fierce spokesperson for what she believed during those divisive years after the Council of Nicea. She persevered.

Duration: 15:39

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Chaos and the Spirit

Day of Pentecost: Whitsunday
June 5th, 2022

by The Rev. Br. Richard Edward Helmer

At Pentecost, we are reminded of the power of the Spirit to create anew out of the deep waters of chaos -- a comforting promise. In a time when so much in our world seems chaotic and broken, we are reminded that our time holds potential for our God to make a new beginning in us.

Duration: 17:19

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Being Made Well

The Sixth Sunday of Easter (Year C)
May 22nd, 2022

by The Rev. Br. Richard Edward Helmer

Jesus confronts us with a question - “Do you want to be made well?” - that challenges the most basic assumptions of our lives about who we are, who God is, and what God intends the world to be.

Duration: 17:32

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The Religion of Relationships

Fourth Sunday of Easter
May 8th, 2022

by The Rev. Kirsten Snow Spalding

When the oppositional crowd asks, “tell us plainly, are you the Messiah” Jesus responds with a description of shepherds and sheep. The plain answer is not about ‘who’ to follow, but about ‘how’ to be in relationships of love and care that recognize people (us) when we are in need. We reject a religion of empire to embrace a religion of relationships.

Duration: 12:15

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Witnessing Easter

Second Sunday of Easter
April 24th, 2022

by The Rev. Br. Richard Edward Helmer

In the familiar story about Thomas and the risen Christ, we glimpse what an Easter life is like, and how to seek it.

Duration: 14:51

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The Seeds of Easter

Easter Sunday
April 17th, 2022

by The Rev. Br. Richard Edward Helmer

The first morning of Easter challenges us to see that a new world is beginning in our very midst. Like the first women at the tomb, and like Peter, we peek into the empty tomb in wonder, uncertain what this might mean.

Duration: 13:26

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Who We Are Becoming

Third Sunday in Lent
March 20th, 2022

by The Rev. Br. Richard Edward Helmer

When calamity tempts us to determine who is deserving and who isn't, Jesus confronts us with the image of a gardener tending a tree. We are being called to grow in the grace of our beloved gardener, where even the calamities of this life nurture our growth in love.

Duration: 17:45

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