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Life TogetherTyler Nelson, Anika Reynar, and Gabe LePage, October 9, 2022Tyler, Anika, and Gabe share their experiences working at the intersection of ecological justice and religion.2022-10-0929 minLife TogetherEllendale Hoffman, September 25, 2002Ellendale preaches on the parable of Lazarus and the rich man.2022-10-0933 minLife TogetherDavid Mahan, September 18, 2022David preaches on stewardship of time.2022-09-1819 minLife TogetherPaul Smith, September 11, 2022Paul preaches on the parable of the lost sheep.2022-09-1820 minLife TogetherJohn Hare, September 4, 2022John preaches on "counting the cost" and the tension between passages that urge us to do so and passages that seem to discourage doing so.2022-09-0630 minLife TogetherKayla Ford, August 21, 2022Kayla preaches on the healing of the woman on the Sabbath in Luke 13:10-17.2022-09-0613 minLife TogetherElizabeth Godfrey, August 7, 2022Elizabeth preaches on the idea that this is not our real home.2022-09-0616 minLife TogetherAlicia Pittard, July 31, 2022Alicia preaches on idolatry.2022-09-0625 minLife TogetherTyler Nelson, July 24, 2022Tyler preaches on bread from the book of Hosea.2022-09-0622 minLife TogetherKaren Mahan, May 8, 2022Karen preaches on Mother's Day.2022-09-0616 minLife TogetherAndrew Osmun, July 17, 2022Andrew preaches on the story of Mary and Martha.2022-09-0614 minLife TogetherDrew Collins, July 10, 2022Drew preaches on the Parable of the Good Samaritan.2022-09-0624 minLife TogetherArmando Ghinaglia, July 3, 2022Armando preaches on Paul's teaching in Galatians 6:1-16 on the relationship between Christians.2022-09-0619 minLife TogetherPaul Smith, June 26, 2022Paul preaches on the freedom in Christ that comes from following the leading of the Spirit.2022-09-0622 minLife TogetherJohn Hare, June 19, 2022John reports and reflects on his pilgrimage in Spain.2022-09-0427 minLife TogetherArmando Ghinaglia, June 12, 2022Armando preaches on Trinity Sunday.2022-09-0426 min
Life TogetherEllendale Hoffman, June 5, 2022Ellendale preaches on Pentecost.2022-06-1031 minLife TogetherDavid Mahan, May 29, 2022David preaches on the last words of John and Revelation.2022-06-1020 minLife TogetherJohn Pittard, May 22, 2022John preaches about the kingdom of God in the final chapters of Revelation.2022-06-1029 minLife TogetherGabe LePage, May 15, 2022Gabe preaches on the infinite, intertrinitarian love of God.2022-06-1016 minLife TogetherJohn Hare, May 1, 2022John preaches on the relationship of neighbor-love and friendship-love in the last chapter of John.2022-05-1229 minLife TogetherKeith DeRose, April 24, 2022Keith preaches on belief, doubt, assent, and faith.2022-05-1236 minLife TogetherChuck Hoffman, April 17, 2022Chuck preaches on Easter Sunday.2022-05-1237 minLife TogetherPaul Smith, April 3, 2022Paul preaches on following God through suffering.2022-04-0320 minLife TogetherShancia Jarrett, March 27, 2022Shancia preaches on the parable of the prodigal son.2022-03-3011 minLife TogetherArmando Ghinaglia, March 20, 2022Armando preaches on the difficulty of explaining suffering and God's faithfulness in it.2022-03-3023 minLife TogetherAndrew Osmun, March 6, 2022Andrew preaches on the call to Christian life in the face of the conflict in Ukraine.2022-03-2516 minLife TogetherEllendale Hoffman, March 2, 2022Ellendale preaches on Ash Wednesday.2022-03-2520 minLife TogetherGabe Lepage, February 27, 2022Gabe preaches on the Transfiguration.2022-03-1015 minLife TogetherTim Hersey, February 20, 2022Tim preaches on the story of Joseph's forgiveness of his brothers.2022-03-1021 minLife TogetherPaul Smith, February 13, 2022Paul Smith preaches on the Beatitudes from Jesus' Sermon on the Plain in Luke.2022-03-1021 minLife TogetherEllendale Hoffman, February 6, 2022Ellendale preaches about the season of Epiphany and Jesus' call of Simon Peter.2022-03-1024 minLife TogetherDavid Mahan, January 30, 2022David preaches on love from St. Paul's discourse in I Corinthians 13.2022-03-1023 minLife TogetherMichele Sigg, January 23, 2022Michele and the kids of St. John's create a collaborative message about salvation history and world Christianity.2022-01-2431 minLife TogetherJohn Hare, January 16, 2022John preaches on the Wedding at Cana and being "filled to (and from) the up."2022-01-2429 minLife TogetherJustina Sullivan, January 2, 2022Justina preaches on God's vision for us in the New Year.2022-01-2429 minLife TogetherWilliam Rowley, December 26, 2021William preaches on the Incarnation and the two natures of Christ.2021-12-2715 minLife TogetherEllendale Hoffman, December 24, 2021Ellendale preaches on Christmas at the Christmas Eve service.2021-12-2720 minLife TogetherKaren Mahan, December 19, 2021Karen preaches on the example of Mary the mother of Jesus.2021-12-2724 minLife TogetherAbbie Storch, December 5, 2021Abbie preaches from the Book of Baruch on the return of the exiles to Jerusalem.2021-12-0616 minLife TogetherJamie Dunn, November 28, 2021Jamie preaches on the season of Advent and the Second Coming of Jesus.2021-12-0656 minLife TogetherPaul Smith, November 21, 2021Paul preaches on Christ the King Sunday.2021-12-0618 minLife TogetherDavid Mahan, November 14, 2021David preaches on what it means to work with God and the stewardship of our money.2021-12-0647 minLife TogetherChuck Hoffman, November 7, 2021Chuck preaches on three women of faith: Ruth, the nameless widow (who gave her mite), and a new member of the St. John's congregation.2021-12-0623 minLife TogetherJohn Hare, October 31, 2021John preaches on the meaning of All Saint's Day and Halloween.2021-11-0829 minLife TogetherInstructed Mass, October 17, 2021Chuck Hoffman provides commentary on the parts of the Mass throughout the service. Ellendale Hoffman preaches.2021-11-081h 52Life TogetherAndrew Osmun, October 10, 2021Andrew preaches on occasions when God seems distant or absent, drawing on Job 23 and Psalm 22.2021-10-1123 minLife TogetherEllendale Hoffman, October 3, 2021Ellendale preaches on suffering, divorce, and the blessing of the children by Christ.2021-10-0324 minLife TogetherArmando Ghinaglia, September 26, 2021Armando preaches on what it means for the Lord to be on our side: both when God dramatically intervenes on our side with deeds of power and when he doesn't.2021-10-0316 minLife TogetherPaul Smith, September 19, 2021Paul preaches on the character of the kingdom of the Messiah: holy humility rather than selfish pride.2021-09-2320 minLife TogetherEllendale Hoffman, September 12, 2021Ellendale preaches on Jesus' question, "Who do you say that I am?"2021-09-2333 minLife TogetherDavid Mahan, September 5, 2021David preaches on times when it's "raining ants" and times when it's "open skies." In either case, we need to put our trust and hope in God.2021-09-2323 minLife TogetherJohn Hare, August 29, 2021John preaches on being a doer of the word and not a hearer only.2021-09-0332 minLife TogetherAlexandra Green, August 22, 2021Alexandra preaches on the the importance of loving others to abide in Christ.2021-08-2520 minLife TogetherJohn Pittard, August 15, 2021John preaches on the importance of personal holiness in the face of the evils of the world.2021-08-2526 minLife TogetherEllendale Hoffman, August 8, 2021Ellendale preaches a sermon about the "D's": discouragement, doubt, despair, and depression (and others) starting with the story of Elijah under the broom tree.2021-08-1024 minLife TogetherDaniel Pflueger, August 1, 2021Daniel preaches on our struggle with emptiness and loss, starting with the story of David and Bathsheba.2021-08-1019 minLife TogetherJoe Rose, July 25, 2021Joe preaches on the miraculous feeding of the 5,000 and the sharing of our own bread of life.2021-07-2827 minLife TogetherKyler Schubkegel, July 18, 2021Kyler preaches on what it means for us to be a dwelling place for God.2021-07-1817 minLife TogetherToni Alimi, July 11, 2021Toni preaches on what God's holiness means and how God's holiness is a blessing and not a burden.2021-07-1821 minLife TogetherToni Alimi, April 18, 2021Toni preaches on trusting God and practices for learning to trust God.2021-07-0523 minLife TogetherMichele Sigg, July 4, 2021Michele preaches on the rejection of Jesus in Nazareth.2021-07-0536 minLife TogetherMartha Alimi, June 27, 2021Martha preaches on two kinds of fear: one we are exhorted to have and one we are told not to have.2021-07-0522 minLife TogetherElizabeth Bickley, June 20, 2021On Father's Day, Elizabeth preaches on the fatherhood of God. (Note: due to technical difficulties, this recording is partial. It begins a couple of minutes into her sermon and has lost a minute from the middle.)2021-07-0531 minLife TogetherDrew Collins, June 6, 2021Drew preaches on what it means to belong to the family of God.2021-07-0519 minLife TogetherDavid Mahan, May 30, 2021On Trinity Sunday, David Mahan preaches on the Holy Spirit's work through us.2021-07-0521 minLife TogetherKaren Mahan, May 23, 2021Karen preaches on the Holy Spirit on Pentecost.2021-05-2328 minLife TogetherEllendale Hoffman and Jennifer Brown, May 16, 2021Ellendale and Jennifer preach on Jesus's prayer for divine joy in John 17 and living faithfully with discouragement.2021-05-2121 minLife TogetherRuth Lively, May 9, 2021Ruth preaches on the freedom and vastness of the love of God and our call to practice love in community. 2021-05-1116 minLife TogetherPaul Smith, May 2, 2021Paul preaches on abiding in love as opposed to living in fear in the first Sunday back in the sanctuary.2021-05-0715 minLife TogetherJohn Hare, April 25, 2021John Hare preaches on the atonement and Christ as the Good Shepherd.2021-04-2732 minLife TogetherEllendale Hoffman, April 4, 2021Ellendale preaches on Easter Sunday.2021-04-1123 minLife TogetherGood Friday Reflections, April 2, 2021Reflections and music by Jonathan Cranston, Jennifer Klem, Jennifer Brown, Robert Messore, Tim Hersey, Ingrid Goetz, and Michael Racine.2021-04-1134 minLife TogetherChuck Hoffman, April 1, 2021Chuck delivers the Maundy Thursday sermon.2021-04-0221 minLife TogetherPaul Smith, March 21, 2021Paul meditates on John 12:20-33, looking at the depth of the love of God and how God enters into our brokenness.2021-03-2418 minLife TogetherAbbie Storch, March 14, 2021Abbie reflects on Numbers 21:4-9 and John 3:14-21, calling on us to remember the radical love of God in the Incarnation.2021-03-2411 minLife TogetherJoe Rose, March 7, 2021Joe considers Jesus' cleansing the Temple and how God disrupts our lives.2021-03-2416 minLife TogetherEllendale Hoffman, February 21, 2021For the first Sunday in Lent, Ellendale urges us to reflect on our identity as God's Beloved.2021-03-2427 minLife TogetherChuck Hoffman, February 17, 2021Chuck preaches the Ash Wednesday sermon.2021-03-2422 minLife TogetherDavid Mahan, February 14, 2021David reflects on transition and transformation in the stories of Elijah's translation to heaven and the Transfiguration.2021-03-2416 minLife TogetherEllendale Hoffman, February 7, 2021Ellendale preaches on the story of Jesus healing Peter's mother-in-law.2021-03-2431 minLife TogetherJohn Hare, January 31, 2021John recounts the story of St. John's over the last few years and connects the words of Moses in Deuteronomy 18 with the future of St. John's.2021-03-2428 minLife TogetherKaren Mahan, January 17, 2021Karen reflects on the story of God calling Samuel in the night, on listening to God and on our value in the sight of God.2021-03-2420 minLife TogetherChuck Hoffman, January 10, 2021Chuck preaches on the baptism of Jesus on the first Sunday after Epiphany.2021-03-2432 minLife TogetherPaul Smith, January 3, 2021Paul asks what it means to share our suffering with Christ so that we grow through the trials in our lives.2021-03-2416 minLife TogetherWilliam Rowley, December 27, 2020William reflects on John 1's theological significance in light of Christmas.2021-03-2411 minLife TogetherDrew Collins, December 13, 2020Drew meditates on finding our identity in Christ and others in his sermon for the third week of Advent.2021-03-2416 minLife TogetherJohn Hare, December 6, 2020On the second Sunday of Advent, John reflects on God's relationship to time and how his time breaks into ours.2021-03-2427 minLife TogetherJoe Rose, November 29, 2020On the first Sunday of Advent, Joe reminds us that Advent is a time of anticipation, penitence, pondering the intersections of life, death, faith, and hope.2021-03-2419 minLife TogetherKyler Schubkegel, November 22, 2020On Christ the King Sunday, Kyler preaches on the faces of Christ as the mild king and the stern king. 2021-03-2416 minLife TogetherEllendale Hoffman, November 15, 2020Ellendale preaches on the parable of the talents and the relationship between God's gifts and responsibility.2021-03-2435 minLife TogetherAbbie Storch, November 8, 2020Abbie discusses the parable of the wise and foolish bridesmaids and how God calls us to wise and cheerful stewardship.2021-03-2415 minLife TogetherChuck Hoffman, November 1, 2020On All Saints Day, Chuck preaches on sainthood and the communion of saints.2021-03-2422 minLife TogetherDavid Mahan, October 25, 2020David looks back at the book of Haggai, where misplaced priorities divided the people from God, and forward to the 2020 stewardship campaign.2021-03-2423 minLife TogetherJohn Hare, October 18, 2020Just prior to the 2020 Presidential Election, John Hare asks which things are Caesar's? What does proper patriotism look like? He argues that our placement in a community is providential and shapes our obligations within it.2021-03-2432 minLife TogetherPaul Smith, October 11, 2020Paul challenges deriving one's value and self-acceptance from success rather than the unconditional value and acceptance of God, even in the face of (apparently) intractable problems.2021-03-2423 minLife TogetherJoe Rose, October 4, 2020Joe Rose tells the story of rescuing donkeys at Trinity Retreat Center and connects it with the need to renew our relationship with God in our stewardship of creation.2021-03-2425 minLife TogetherMichele Sigg, September 20, 2020Michele preaches about the extravagant grace and compassion of God in the story of Jonah and the parable of the generous landowner (in Matt 20). She focuses on the compassion of God in community, suffering, diversity, and all creation.2021-03-2441 minLife TogetherEllendale Hoffman, September 13, 2020Ellendale preaches on conflict, reconciliation, and forgiveness from Matthew 18.2021-03-2423 minLife TogetherShancia Jarrett, September 6, 2020Shancia, preaching on Christ's discussion of church discipline in Matthew 18, calls out historical failures in the Episcopal Church to love others as ourselves, especially in the sin of racism.2021-03-2423 min