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On not becoming a Goat

Last Sunday after Pentecost: Christ the King
November 26th, 2023

The language of kingship in the Gospel collides with our worldly understanding of status and power. How we live into that teaching provides us with road map for the new Christian year.

Duration: 13:39

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A Parable of Dissatisfaction

The Twenty-Fifth Sunday after Pentecost
November 19th, 2023

by The Rev. Br. Richard Edward Helmer

As Zephaniah offers a dark accounting to our natural complacency, Matthew delivers the famous “parable of the talents” accompanied by a profoundly dissatisfying interpretive tradition. Buried deep in its history is another, possibly earlier, telling of this story, which leads us to the importance of listening not only to this teaching with fresh ears, but to our dissatisfaction. Things may not be what they seem; and things are certainly not as they ought to be!

Duration: 15:06

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Our North Star

Feast Day of Herman of Alaska
November 15th, 2023

by The Rev. Br. Richard Edward Helmer

Herman of Alaska's unwavering humility and clear-eyed faith brought Christ's light, wisdom, and hope to a people at the harshest margins of human society.

Duration: 7:27

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The Lesson of Ammonius

Feast Day of Ammonius, Hermit
November 8th, 2023

by The Rev. Br. Richard Edward Helmer

The vivid and shocking story of Ammonius reminds us of the critical importance of listening prayerfully -- to one another, to our own hearts, and to the voice of the Spirit -- when it comes to Christian vocation.

Duration: 10:30

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The Thin Place of Time

All Saints' Sunday
November 5th, 2023

by The Rev. Br. Richard Edward Helmer

While we often reflect on the rich and deep history of our faith tradition, in the larger global and cosmic span of history, our faith journey as God's people has only just begun.

Duration: 15:22

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The Witness of Widows

The Feast Day of Tabitha of Joppa
October 25th, 2023

by The Rev. Br. Richard Edward Helmer

The raising of Tabitha of Joppa underscores the critical importance of the life of widows in the Church -- a distinct place in the ongoing life of our congregations and ministries that continues on for twenty centuries, right down to the present day.

Duration: 8:12

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A Matter of Value

Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost
October 22nd, 2023

by The Rev. Br. Richard Edward Helmer

When Jesus is confronted with a trap brought to him by partisans and religious authorities, he offers up a teaching for the ages: What is it that we truly value?

Duration: 12:54

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Philip, Deacon, Evangelist, Servant of Servant's of God

Feast Day of Philip, Deacon and Evangelist
October 11th, 2023

by Sr. Dana Augustine

Philip was first sent to bring aid to the Gentile widows, but soon traveled as an Evangelist. His teaching and baptism of the Ethiopian eunuch led to the Ethiopian church. Philip died peacefully, in the care of his four daughters, all of whom were prophets.

Duration: 21:02

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