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Rev. Amy Peterson tells the story of Basil of Caesarea, a 4th-century bishop whose Christian theology of care led to the first hospital — a place where the sick, poor, and travelers could receive treatment and shelter.

The sermon connects that history to modern acts of Christian imagination and justice (integration, women’s leadership, marriage equality) and calls listeners to envision and create compassionate instituti...

This episode reflects on Trinity Sunday, using the experience of human love to explain how Christians know God not by proof but by relationship. It explores how God is revealed as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit — three persons in one divine communion — and how that mystery shows God’s presence in creation and human relationships.

The homily emphasizes that believers are created for relationship, highlights baptism a...

This homily reflects on how the stories we tell and the meals we share reveal God’s presence, centering on the Emmaus account where the disciples recognize Jesus when he blesses, breaks, and gives the bread.

It invites listeners to trust that Christ meets us on the road, helps complete our incomplete stories, and calls everyone into a universal lineage of faith through communion.

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This episode reflects on the Easter story: the grieving women at the empty tomb, the angel’s words "Do not be afraid," and how the resurrection overturns worldly assumptions about death and power. It contrasts human reassurances with the radical invitation to trust that God makes the impossible possible.

Through trembling ground and astonished joy, the homily encourages listeners to move from fear into faithful action—l...

This episode features a Palm Sunday homily inviting listeners to participate in Holy Week, explaining the procession into Jerusalem, the contrast between Jesus’ humility and Roman power, and the significance of Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter.

Through biblical reflection and personal stories, the speaker encourages the congregation to remember Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection and to join the church for the ...

Reverend Amy Peterson reflects on Psalm 23 alongside Isaiah 25, imagining what it means that God "prepares a table before me in the presence of mine enemies." She explores images of enemies bound, excluded, and—in a hopeful turn—invited to the banquet, using these poetic visions to consider reconciliation, safety, and divine care.

Reverend Peterson stresses this is descriptive, not prescriptive, and offers a final readi...

Rev. Mike Reardon reflects on Jesus' conversation with the Samaritan woman at the well, highlighting her isolation, his unexpected humility, and the life-changing offer of "living water." The sermon traces how this encounter reveals human powerlessness and God's sustaining grace.

Framed for Lent, the message invites listeners to receive the gift of grace they did not earn, to recognize their need, and to draw deeply from the well t...

Rev. Amy Peterson explores John’s encounter between Nicodemus and Jesus, reframing “being born again” as a tender rebirth from God’s womb with the Spirit as midwife. The sermon invites listeners to rest in God’s nurturing care and to be transformed into a whole new life rather than relying on mere self-improvement.

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In the wilderness temptation, Jesus refuses quick fixes: bread to satisfy appetite, power to secure control, and spectacle to prove faith. This sermon explores how Lent asks us to practice honest 'no's to make room for God's sustaining grace, showing that faithful refusals can shape us as deeply as our affirmations.

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As Epiphany ends and Lent begins, this homily reflects on God’s proclamation of Jesus as the beloved Son and the urgent command to “listen to him.” Using the image of a lamp in a dark room, it calls us to name the darkness, attend to the light Jesus brings, and discern true teaching from false by how it echoes the prophets and Christ.

Practical and pastoral, the message urges daily practices—prayer, scriptur...

On the fourth Sunday of Advent and the winter solstice, Rev. Amy Peterson reflects on the psalmic plea "Show us the light of your countenance, and we shall be saved." She explores how, like plants toward the sun and babies learning to smile, humanity turns toward Gods light in the midst of global darkness and suffering.

The sermon traces Jesus as the true light who reveals our true nature, holding together the ache of waiting for t...

This episode connects recent floods and droughts to the realities of climate change and global injustice, urging listeners to recognize the human and ecological cost of our choices.

Through reflections on John the Baptist’s call to "repent" and biblical visions of a flourishing creation, the homily offers both sobering diagnosis and hopeful encouragement to change our habits, defend the needy, and welcome a renewing kingdom t...

Nearly a thousand years ago Princess Elizabeth left palace life to care for the poor—selling jewels, opening granaries, founding a hospital, and living as a Franciscan lay associate after her husband’s death. Her life of service overturned royal privilege and modeled sacrificial love.

Her story is remembered on Christ the King Sunday, a feast created in 1925 as a reminder that God’s kingdom reverses worldly power:...

In this episode Rev. Dr. R. Scott White reflects on Luke's gospel about the temple to remind listeners that beautiful buildings and programs cannot save us — only God's grace can. He gives thanks for 13 years of ministry at Trinity, honors the long legacy of saints and the congregation’s generosity, and emphasizes the church’s mission to welcome, serve, and bear witness to God’s love.

Looking ahead, the pari...

Rev. Dr. Ian Markham reflects on All Saints Day, connecting the lections from Ephesians and Luke to how the church and the Eucharist shape us into saints.

The sermon highlights the gift of life, the importance of community, and how small acts of love and gratitude allow God to transform ordinary moments into holiness.

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Rev. Dr. R. Scott White reflects on the preciousness of faith and the grace of God, drawing on a pilgrimage to Iona, Paul’s final letter to Timothy, and a J.R.R. Tolkien anecdote to show how the gospel compels and transforms lives.

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This episode explores how memory shapes faith — recalling God’s saving acts from the Exodus to Christ’s resurrection and how scripture repeatedly calls God’s people to remember.

Remembering is more than recollection: in worship and sacraments like Passover and the Eucharist the past is made present. Paul’s charge to Timothy — "Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead" — urges a simple, l...

On the one year anniversary of Hurricane Helene, this episode reflects on the sudden return of darkness and vulnerability. Using Psalm 91 as its guide, the homily explores historical practices—lamps, amulets, and the monastic Compline—that communities used to find shelter and reassurance.

Reverend Amy Peterson invites listeners to remember human frailty, the presence of unseen forces, and the comfort of being gathered u...

This episode explores Luke 14, where Jesus upends social etiquette at a Sabbath meal and teaches a countercultural ethic of hospitality and humility.

Through the parable about seating and reflections on the Eucharist, the homily invites listeners to come to God’s table as they are—empty-handed but fully beloved—embracing inclusion and grace.

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