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We might see the people around us with our eyes, but do we really see them for who they are? Join Pastor Jen, the Ghost of Christmas Present, and an unnamed woman with an alabaster jar for a journey into the depths of the human soul.
The Ghost of Christmas Past helps Scrooge realize that his icy heart is the product of the pain and turmoil of his past. In John 5, Jesus invites a man who has been paralyzed for 38 years to stand up and walk. The miracle points to a greater reality that
The great Native American spiritualist Black Elk had a vision of a world at peace where everyone was connected by a sacred hoop. Listen as Pastor Jen compares Christianity and the teachings of Black Elk and invites us to use this Thanksgiving as a way to
Tune in for the only sermon you'll ever hear that intertwines support for the work of Charles Darwin and the development of evolutionary biology, an exploration of the writing of the Apostle Paul, and an exhortation for what comes next in our post-electio
Our country is struggling to have important conversations about race. Perhaps, our dialogue would benefit from our taking a look at the implicit ways we are all involved in systems of inequality. Using Jesus' invitation from the Sermon on the Mount to con
Today we remember our loved ones who have died in the last year along with the 125th birthday of Claremont United Church of Christ. Join Pastor Jen as she helps us navigate both grief and hope during times of death and as she calls us all to leave a lasti
The danger of following God is that often God calls us to Ninevah rather than Tarshish. No matter how much we may try to run in the opposite direction, God waits patiently for us. Perhaps we find ourselves in the belly of the whale, waiting, listening, ge
What does the story of a talking donkey have to do with our national conversation on "locker room talk"? Tune in to find out more!
We join Pastor Jen on the day of our Animal Blessing as pets of every kind are gathered in the sanctuary with us for the church service. Such inter-species worship might seem like a chaotic prospect, but Pastor Jen enlightens us on how animals are part of
Pastor Jacob has a distaste for rituals and traditions, especially those that are mandated by the church with no explanation of their purpose. Listen, though, as Pastor Jacob tries to delve into the meaning of communion and why this ritual helps us to tel
Our sermon series concludes with the most bizarre and confusing passage of them all. The entire Book of Revelation! What in the world do locusts, dragons, and the number 666 have to do with Christian spirituality? Is any of this stuff actually going to ha
In the Book of 1 Kings, the prophet Elijah throws down with the prophets of the god Baal in history's one and only prophet-off! It's an entertaining story, but do the altars of Baal linger in our world? Listen to Pastor Jen to hear the prophet Elijah's ch