Messages on World Events
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?”
Through the Forest of Fear
Lay Preacher, Chris Groppe, shares his thoughts on love, joy, and trees through a discussion on demonstrating in support of our values.
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.
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.
Kate Carmada, Kate’s Casa
Members of our HeartWorks Team welcome Kate Carmada of Kate’s Casa to share in a conversation on her work in supporting the needs of the local immigrant community.
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.
Andor
Guest Preacher, Rev. Doug Hagler, shares his message from the Disney+ show “Andor.” His message speaks to the thankless work in bringing about change and how the emotions of fear and anger fuel that change.
Gilmore Girls
Rev. Lee Paczulla shares her message on the show “Gilmore Girls.” Her message touches on the show’s vision of community and how current events are driving us to look for hope and healing in things closer to home.
The Time Machine: The 1990’s
Ministerial Intern, Nick Sanchez, discusses what it was like growing up in the 1990’s. His message recognizes that time is universal and that particular moments leave their mark on us.