Messages on Courage

Messages on Courage

The Practice of Love

In today’s service, Lay Preacher, Don Altemus, discusses the practice of taking an intentional pause prior to responding in order to love the zone.

Wild & Precious Life 2025

Our annual Wild & Precious Life service, wherein we ask people in different decades of their lives to answer the question posed in Mary Oliver’s poem, The Summer Day, “What is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?”

Learning How to Fly

Rev. Lee Paczulla introduces our Holiday message series, “Love the Zone,” and how people come to figure out how to do something different.

The Worlds our Stories Create

Today’s message presented by Lay Preacher, Sarah Costa, looks at the history of holidays of Indigenous Peoples Day and Columbus Day and how values we have based on our heritage.

Filled In

In today’s message, Rev. Lee discusses the hazards of erasing people, culture, books, and more.

WellCome Back Sunday

During this special service, Rev. Lee shares our upcoming message series “Known by Name” and the importance of being seen for who we are.

Marian Uhlman, Healthy NewsWorks

To conclude our “Neighbors & Helpers” message series, Lay Preacher, Rodney Whittenberg has a conversation with Marian Uhlman on the importance of news reporting and the freedom of the press, especially for children.

Eric Schmidt, Way Forward

In today’s message, Rev. Lee shares a conversation with guest Eric Schmidt of Way Forward on the importance of coming together as a community and local efforts to push back against dehumanization.

The Remarkable Life of Ibelin

Lay Preacher, Beverly Fox, takes a look at society’s expectations of normalcy and expectations of what life should be through her take on the documentary “The Remarkable Life of Ibelin.”