Speaker: Rev. Thomas Disrud

I Pledge

Sunday, January 17, 10:15 AM Rev. Thomas Disrud

History has its eyes on me. History has it eyes on you.[1] How will history look on these incredible and troubling times we are in? How will it look at … Continue reading I Pledge

We are Saying Thank You

Sunday, November 22, 2020 at 10:15 a.m Rev. Thomas Disrud

Grateful. Grateful. Grateful. Grateful. Gratefulness flowing from my heart.[1] That may be as good a summary of today’s message as we’re going to get. That beautiful piece—thank you quartet—was a … Continue reading We are Saying Thank You

To Pray Without Ceasing

Sunday, November 1, 2020 at 10:15 p.m. Rev. Thomas Disrud

We are beginning our monthly spiritual theme of prayer this morning. Last spring as we were choosing the themes, the election was certainly on our minds, and, well, prayer seemed … Continue reading To Pray Without Ceasing

Return to the Home of Your Soul

Sunday, Oct. 18, 10:15 a.m. Rev. Thomas Disrud

Carry me on. Carry me on. What is it that’s carrying you on these days? What is it that’s keeping you going? What is it that’s helping you find your … Continue reading Return to the Home of Your Soul

At One

Sunday, September 27, 10:15 AM Rev. Thomas Disrud

Call to Worship We began this service with the sound of the shofar, which marks the coming of the holiest day of the year in the Jewish tradition, Yom Kippur, … Continue reading At One

Self In Relation to the Whole

Sunday, July 12, 10:15 AM Rev. Thomas Disrud

Our spiritual theme this month is identity. So what are the identities that first come to mind for you? Some of the roles you have? Spouse, parent, child? Grandparent, grandchild, … Continue reading Self In Relation to the Whole

Called to Task Divine

Sunday, June 7, 10:15 AM Rev. Thomas Disrud

Eight minutes and 46 seconds. Hearing that in the abstract doesn’t sound like a whole lot of time. But then imagining that amount of time with a police officer’s knee … Continue reading Called to Task Divine

Spiritual Practices for the Long Haul

Sunday, April 26, 10:15 A.M. Rev. Thomas Disrud

Call to Worship Words of the Persian mystic Rumi: Today, like every other day, we wake up empty and frightened. Don’t open the door to the study and begin reading. … Continue reading Spiritual Practices for the Long Haul

Coming Together By Staying Apart

Sunday, March 22, 10:15 AM Rev. Thomas Disrud

Words of Wendell Berry: When despair for the world grows in me and I wake in the night at the least sound in fear of what my life and my … Continue reading Coming Together By Staying Apart

Feet of Clay

Sunday, February 9, 9:15 AM & 11:15 AM Rev. Thomas Disrud

One of the privileges I have as a minister is officiating at memorial services. “That must be so hard,” people sometimes say to me. And yes, sometimes it is hard, … Continue reading Feet of Clay

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