Members of The Neighborhood Youth Project (NYP) participated in the leadership of worship, including the sermon. Near the end of the message, you will hear silence during which the youth come forward to display posters that read: “God Bless Everyone, No Exceptions.” The preacher speaks briefly and then the youth rearrange themselves to communicate another… Read More →
Have you seen the Lord?
Practice and Purpose
Go figure! Go, transfigured.
A sermon recording for March 3 is unavailable but the following manuscript can be read from Rev. Melissa Guthrie Loy: I thought about draping a veil from the ceiling to the floor, with some kind of unveiling… I thought about positioning a large mirror here in the front so you could see the image of… Read More →
Part of the Choir
“We are not solos; we are part of a choir—a family, a neighborhood, a workplace, a school, a congregation. As members of one body, as part of the choir, we are called to peace. Whatever we do, whether in word or deed or song or silence, may we do it all in the name of… Read More →
What Love Can Be
“We need to hear voices that speak boldly of true love. We need to remember what love can be. Love can be passionate, fierce, tender. Love can be faithful. Made in the image of God we are passionate, fierce, tender beings. Where and how do you encounter human love? Divine love? How can The Song… Read More →
Sing Louder
“From the ways we care for each other to the ways we care for our world, the earth and our neighbors–all of our neighbors–these are our love songs and songs of praise. In order for our song to be heard by a hurting world we must sing louder.”
What time is it?
During the sermon, the congregation speaks the words printed below. Perhaps you will speak the words, too, and make them your prayer of thanksgiving: As we journey through life, God is with us. In seasons of rejoicing, we do not laugh alone. In seasons of mourning, we do not weep alone. When we sow and… Read More →