The Moral Lessons of Stories
To listen to this sermon, click here. Hebrew Scripture Reading-Leviticus 19: 33-34 When a stranger resides with you in your land, you shall not oppress the stranger. The stranger who
Continue readingThe Market: God or Devil?
First New Testament Reading-Philippians 2: 1-11 Second New Testament Reading-Acts 4: 32-37 To listen to this sermon dialogue by economist John Fite and Pastor Brooks, click here.
Continue readingHands Across the Sand
The Mission and Outreach ministry at First Congregational UCC is co-sponsoring a local gathering as part of an international day of action on June 26th. Throughout the world, people will
Continue readingHiking in God’s Cathedral
On Saturday, July 10th, our church hiking group will head to Ramona Falls. Hiking books describe the hike as a moderate 7 mile hike with an elevation gain of 1000
Continue readingFind Nathan…Party…Find Nathan Again
To listen to this sermon, click here. (Unfortunately, there were technical difficulties last Sunday, so one must increase the volume in order to hear the sermon.) Hebrew Scripture Reading-2 Samuel
Continue readingTheology: An Exploration of Mystery and Meaning
The sermon on June 6th consisted of a dialogue between Rev. Ed Martin and Rev. Brooks Berndt. Listen to it by clicking here.
Continue readingThe Oil Spill and Moral Leadership: Letter from the Pastor
Dear Church Family and Friends, A fair amount of attention was recently directed toward a series of pictures taken by an AP photographer named Charlie Riedel. Riedel had captured the
Continue readingThe Many Forms of Prayer
To listen to this sermon, click here. New Testament Reading-1 Thessalonians 5: 15-23 The retired Episcopal bishop John Shelby Spong relates a story about a period in his life that
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