The Holy Spirit empowers us all in different ways. When we are most alone, know that the Holy Spirit remembered you, too.
We always must remember how many gifts of the spirit are dedicated to listening and communicating. In the midst of an oppression that is the legacy of a country founded…
In a more theological sermon, we examine Paul's arguments about resurrection and ask whether the argument he makes reflects our lived experience. After all, there are many different ways to…
Through a mirror, dimly, we see the world. So often, our reactions to others are reflections of how we see ourselves. Paul reminds us that we need to grow into…
Paul complaining about division in Christianity is a little funny to careful readers, but his warning to avoid tribalism in our thinking is sound.
We practice an open table in Ankeny UCC, meaning, all are welcome to take communion. Why do we do that, when Paul seems to argue that we need to have…
Confessing, whether about sins or faith, is about admitting and acknowledging things we think to be true; truths about God and truths about ourselves. Maybe if we listen to others…
Worship 101 continues with a study of communion. Where does it fit in worship? Why was it central, and then not, and should it be again? What are we doing…
The spirit touched us all. Each of our gifts comes together to form one body that is a Welcoming Church Family, Exploring Progressive Christian Theology, Caring Within and Serving Beyond.
Paul makes a passioned argument for what Christ's resurrection means for our bodies. We will be transformed at the end of time, he says. But in light of Christ's failure…
Paul's meditations on love remind us that love is not always comfortable. Image: Socrates bekijkt zichzelf in een spiegel, Bernard Vaillant, Jusepe de Ribera, 1672, via the Rijksmuseum.
On the Sunday after Earth Day, how does our Progressive Christian Theology bear on our stewardship of creation?
Sometimes, we forget the blinders we put on to see the world, making it hard to understand the world the first century Christians were living in. Luckily, fantasy writers sometimes…
It's easy to get worn down in churches and non-profits by the pain of details, and not be refreshed in the mission of the church. This same thing happened in…
