Sermons
Our Hearts Burning (Guest Speaker: Rachel Wheeler)
Rachel Wheeler is Associate Professor and Chair of the Theology and Religious Studies Department at the University of Portland where she teaches ecospirituality, religion and ecology, and the arts as spiritual formation. She is author of several books, the most recent of which is Radical Kinship: A Christian Ecospirituality. She grew up near the Pacific Ocean and is fond of coastal places.
Arise, My Love
Queries:
What does this scripture highlight or clarify for me?
How do I identify with either character?
What invitation or encouragement can I give to someone this week?
What do I need to help me “arise…and come away”?
What good and beautiful things am I being invited to cherish and protect?
Everything Rising
Why should we care about the resurrection? Where is the ministry of Jesus most needed today? How can we participate in the Love that is rising up and making all things new?
Extended Open Worship
How does my faith lead me to participate in creating positive social change? Where is urgent action needed today to bring justice, peace, equity, and safety? What tables need to be overturned? Who/what needs to be driven out? Why is the Quaker voice needed in our world today? What do people need to hear from us?
Resurrection is Liberation
Queries:
What is important to me about this story?
What do I notice about resurrection and liberation in this story?
What do I notice about power in this story?
What do I notice about “the heart” in this story?
Wisdom in Challenging Times
Queries:
What sustains you through challenging times?
Where do you find the Divine in challenging times?
What wisdom do you possess that can help you, or us, in the challenges we are facing?
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