Blessing: Something We All Need to Receive and Give

Rev. Peg Morgan

June 3, 2012

Today we will explore the meaning of blessing …in its many forms and from its many sources. From whom have you received a blessing? Who would you like to ask for a blessing? To whom would you like to give one?  This sermon is for parents, grandparents, friends, lovers. 

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Collision at the Intersection of Church and State

Rev. David Bloom

May 27, 2012

David Bloom is an ordained American Baptist minister. He has eight years of experience in parish ministry and thirty years in ecumenical leadership in Seattle on social justice issues. He is director emeritus of both the Interfaith Task Force on Homelessness and the Rauschenbusch Center for Spirit and Action. He is also on the adjunct faculty at Antioch University-Seattle where he teaches courses on homelessness, community organizing, and faith & action.

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Living with Uncertainty

Rev. Peg Morgan

May 20, 2012

It seems to me that life is full of waiting to find out things…living with uncertainty. If that is the case, then how we approach uncertainty is a human skill and can be understood as a spiritual practice. Recent personal experiences have given me practice with coping with uncertainty. Today I’ll share my experience through a spiritual lens.

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Looking Like the Enemy

Mary Gruenewald

May 6, 2012

In 1942 Mary Matsuda and her family walked from Pier 52 in Seattle to a nearby train. They were among hundreds of Japanese-Americans silently walking past curious onlookers toward an uncertain future in internment camps. Mary will offer her story of imprisonment in her own country because she looked like the enemy. She will share what she learned from that experience.

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Holy Ground

Rev. Peg Morgan

April 8, 2012

Today on this traditional Easter Sunday, we will celebrate the earth and its generous gifts of life and sustenance.  What shall be our response to these gifts, as we walk its holy ground? 

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The Virtue of Generosity

Rev. Peg Morgan

March 25, 2012

There are a few virtues that clearly speak to how our life will be assessed when we are gone. Generosity is one of them. What is generosity? What are the varying ways we may be generous. What does it have to do with our spiritual lives?

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Buddhist Wisdom Principle: Right Intention

Rev. Peg Morgan

March 18, 2012

The Buddha thought that much of wisdom starts with our intentions.  Are there some core intentions that can transform our lives?

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