Messages on World Events

Messages on World Events

Still A Beautiful Place

Lay Preacher, Rodney Whittenberg, discusses how to live in a world that is so divided and how to answer the question what does it mean to have an enemy without becoming one ourselves?

Calling the Spirit Back

Ministerial Intern, Yvette McDonnell, shares how naming our enemies helps us show us who we truly are.

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.

Real Life

In today’s message, Rev. Lee discusses the realities surrounding today’s immigration policies and the impact our names have on this process.