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Fed in a Deserted Place

The Ninth Sunday after Pentecost - Proper 13 (Track 2) - Year A
August 2nd, 2020

Jesus feeds us in all of our deserted places, even as he calls us together to feed one another. In a time of pandemic, few gospel messages could be simpler or more essential for the future.

Duration: 15:31

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A Future in Small Things

The Eighth Sunday after Pentecost - Proper 12 - Year A - Track 2
July 26th, 2020

by The Rev. Br. Richard Edward Helmer

When we might feel that we are coming to the ends of our wits and resources in a time of crisis, Jesus reminds us that the way forward is found in small things: small things that build up the in-breaking of God’s loving reign.

Duration: 9:40

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Sowing the Heart

The Sixth Sunday after Pentecost - Proper 10 (Track 2)
July 12th, 2020

by The Rev. Br. Richard Edward Helmer

We often wonder what kind of soil we are for the sower of grace in our lives. The truth is that the seed of love may find in us every kind of rich soil, rock, brambles, and stony paths. Perhaps this is why God sows with utter abandon.

Duration: 10:19

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The Yoke of Divine Irony

The Fifth Sunday of Easter - Proper 9 - Year A (Track 2)
July 5th, 2020

by The Rev. Br. Richard Edward Helmer

Zechariah and Jesus offer reflections to us today on divine irony: an irony that subverts our obsession with power and offers an alternative to our yoke of oppression.

Duration: 16:31

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Gospel Foundations

The Fourth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 8 - Track 2)
June 28th, 2020

by The Rev. Br. Richard Edward Helmer

In the midst of pandemic and the exhaustion of disheartening news, Jesus reminds us that the healing Gospel is disclosed even through the smallest of compassionate actions.

Duration: 12:40

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The Cost of Discipleship

The Third Sunday after Pentecost - Proper 7 (Track 2)
June 21st, 2020

by The Rev. Gerald Caprio

Some of our deepest struggles with faith happen in the midst of our most hallowed relationships. It is there we sometimes learn the true cost of following God in Christ.

Duration: 14:23

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A Church Sent

The Second Sunday after Pentecost - Proper 6 (Track 2) - Year A
June 14th, 2020

by The Rev. Br. Richard Edward Helmer

Just as God called the Israelites to be a priesthood for all the world while they were still in the wilderness with nothing, Jesus sends his first followers -- and us -- to be bearers of the Gospel and Christ’s healing power without anything but the love we bear for God and our love the world -- God’s world -- in deep need of healing.

Duration: 17:19

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Wondering about the Trinity

Trinity Sunday - Year A
June 7th, 2020

by The Rev. Br. Richard Edward Helmer

Most of us find ourselves short of words when we are asked about the Trinity. Where do we start? One of my mentors taught me to start with the question: What if?

Duration: 18:16

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