When children ask questions about god/God, or questions about other religious and spiritual topics, what do we say? And there’s a question that’s closely related to this — When friends, co-workers, or relatives ask, “What do you believe in that church of yours?” — what do we say to that? [Based on a question from … Continue reading What Do We Tell Kids About God, Death, Etc…?
Where will our congregation be in 15 years? Answering this question means we have to look both at ourselves, and at wider trends in organized religion. [Based on questions from last April’s Question Box Sermon.]
Rev. William Barber II, leader of the Poor People’s Campaign, contends that poverty among White people is the big problem our country needs to address. Yet Barber himself is Black. Let’s see if we agree with him. [Based in part on a question from last April’s Question Box Sermon.]
Grief at the death of someone close to you. Grief at environmental problems. Grief over political divisions. What do we do about grief? We’ll ask those questions, and believe it or not, this will be an upbeat service! [Based on a question from last April’s Question Box Sermon.]
