A Phone Booth In The Wilderness

Given By Judith Johnson on Aug. 28, 2016 The sermon today concerns God’s call to each of us. The reading from Jonah 1 recounts the story of Jonah as he tries to avoid God’s call to Him. Judith shares her story of how she was called to ministry. Instead of...

Two Hijabs and Mr. Triple-A

Given By Rev. Jerry Stinson on Aug. 14, 2016 The reading today from John tries to imagine the calling of the first twelve disciples. It begins with Andrew and his brother, Simon-Peter, who are simple fisher-folk from Galilee. Next came Philip who then tries to...

Faith as The Long Game

Given By Rev. Steve Meineke on Aug. 7, 2016 With all the demands on our time and attention, sometimes you can feel emotionally drained. Today’s sermon hopes to strengthen your faith and allow you to continue being the kind of person you are deep down. The...

The Landed and The Landless

Our guest speaker is Rev. Kenneth Heintzelman from the Shadow Rock United Church of Christ in Phoenix. As Pilgrim Church goes on its journey to decide whether or not to become a sanctuary church, our brothers and sisters of Shadow Rock offer their support. Today, the...

The Calling

On this Safe Sunday, Jaime Romo talks about what it mean to have a relationship with God. We realize that today’s reading from Luke did not actually take place, it is used to serve a purpose for that community. This story of Jesus is replicated in the other...