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Borders Talk: Dots, Dashes & the Stories They TellBorders and Language with guests Olivia Hellewell and Pierre-Alexis MévelSend us a MessageLiv is the translator of The Fig Tree by Goran Vojnović, which you can order directly from the publisher Istros Books, or via our friendly local Five Leaves Bookshop. She mentions Vojnović’s (untranslated into English) first novel, Čefuli Raus.Liv wanted to share the following excerpt from The Fig Tree, connected to our conversation:"You're on the other side of the border, you two, were her first words as she came through the door.It's like someone's drawn a border through me. They've drawn borders through us, through all o...2024-08-2954 min
Create Sacred PlacesSurviving COVID-19I chat with my friend, the Rev. Heidi Carrington Heath, as she shares her story of surviving COVID-19. As we near Election Day, these stories matter more than ever.2020-10-2823 min
Create Sacred PlacesOur Stories: Matt NightingaleI have a conversation with my friend, the Rev. Matt Nightingale. His story of accepting himself is moving and echos so many of the stories of those of us in the LGBT+ community. As Pride Month comes to an end, let us lift up those who work for justice, inclusion, and family in our world.2020-06-2943 min
Create Sacred PlacesOvercomingWhat good news do #resurrection and #Easter have for us when the world is in the middle of a health crisis? We are surrounded by death, so how will we find new life?2020-04-1609 min
Create Sacred PlacesBONUS: Shadows, A Sacred Place LIVE! Good FridayThis bonus episode is the audio version of our Sacred Place LIVE! Good Friday live stream. May the music and readings walk you through the story of Jesus' death on this holiest of weeks. Music used by Permission: CCLI #11436105, Streaming License #20099786.2020-04-1128 min
Create Sacred PlacesEmbracing DeathAccepting death as unavoidable and allowing ourselves to experience the grief which accompanies death is an important part of life. Grief changes us in ways we cannot expect. What if we could embrace death?2020-04-0807 min
Create Sacred PlacesBorn AnewWho are you? Who are you really? How does who others say you are burden you? It's time to let it go.2020-03-2307 min
Create Sacred PlacesReframing LentThe season of Lent is often full of self-sacrifice, fasting, and repentance. What if there is a more meaningful practice for preparing for Easter this year?2020-03-1907 min
Create Sacred PlacesShow YourselfThe Way of Love gets over complicated. Sometimes it takes something as simple as a song from a Disney movie to make things clear.2020-02-1907 min
Create Sacred PlacesThe TableAs our world becomes more and more divided, how does the sacrament of communion show us a way back together When we gather at the table to remember Jesus' life what do we experience? The way of Love.2020-02-1009 min
Create Sacred PlacesLove Will Bring Us TogetherPastor Matthew shares a bit of his story of finding the way of love. Throughout his life, Christian community has expressed the love of God in different ways, sometimes without exceptions, and sometimes with. As an LGBT+ person, this can make all the difference. 2020-01-3109 min
Create Sacred PlacesLove Yourself FirstThis week, we start our new series, “The Way of Love” talking about the life of Jesus as we face a divided world. First up is, "Love Yourself First," a message which goes against much of what the greater Church teaches. The life of Jesus shows us a different way.2020-01-1709 min
Create Sacred PlacesFill Us With JoyChristmas is less than a week away! As we rush to December 25, I find myself asking, "is the joy of Advent really different from the joy of Christmas?” Find out on this week's episode of Your Sacred Place.2019-12-1909 min
Create Sacred PlacesMake Paths for PeaceSo often, the peace celebrated in our preparations for the birth of the Christ child seems like an impossible dream. Can it be real?2019-12-1210 min
Create Sacred PlacesGuide Us with HopeAs we journey toward Bethlehem following that shining star during this Advent season, may we do so carrying hope with us.2019-12-0408 min
Create Sacred PlacesBuild With JoyWe long so often for superheroes who might save us from the evil in our world. Do we really need someone to save us?2019-11-2210 min
Create Sacred PlacesBuild With Your StoryOur stories have power, a deeper magic which can transform. Your story can make a difference in the world if you only share it.2019-11-1408 min
Create Sacred PlacesBuild With The BlessedLast week, we celebrated All Saints' Sunday, the day on which we remember the saints in our lives who have blessed us so that we might be a blessing. How does that build this Sacred Place? Find out on this week's episode.2019-11-0608 min
Create Sacred PlacesMission Sunday: Justice Made RealOnce a month, we take a break from our usual Sunday Worship Gathering for a Mission Sunday focusing on justice, inclusion, or family. Why? Find out on this week's episode of Your Sacred Place.2019-10-3008 min
Create Sacred PlacesBuild With PassionOur third episode searches for the modern-day Zacchaeus in a world full of a different kind of oppression than experienced by the subjects of the Roman Empire in the 1st century. How might we create sacred places in our contexts?2019-10-2507 min
Create Sacred PlacesBuild With The MarginalizedOur second episode continues the story of how Sacred Place came to be. Through the story of the beginning of Jesus’ ministry we find ourselves looking to the future.2019-10-1810 min
Create Sacred PlacesBuild With FriendsOur first episode begins with a little bit of our history and how we got to building Sacred Place. World Communion Sunday reminds us of our mission of inclusion. Join us for the journey to create Your Sacred Place.2019-10-1008 min
Create Sacred PlacesWelcome to Your Sacred Place“Your Sacred Place” is s podcast from Sacred Place United Church in Rancho Cucamonga, California, a new church with a long history. Find out more in this introduction.2019-10-0701 min