Podcast Titles
Prophetic Leadership (June 27, 2010)
by Rev. Rick Skidmore
The waters of faith have been so polluted, so poisoned by reckless fundamentalism, religious extremism and polarized ideologies that you have to wonder if it's going to take a generation or two before life returns to the churches.
30 minutes (approximately), MP3 audio file, 27.3 MB
The Broomtree Experience (June 20, 2010)
by Rev. Rick Skidmore
Living in and for the realm of God is more than a spiritual fix or high. To know God is to be sent in some fashion. It's impossible to mix it up with God without in some way starting to see how your own life fits into something bigger and greater than your own immediate needs and desires and fears and concerns.
30 minutes (approximately), MP3 audio file, 28.2 MB
Life Among the Trinitarians on the Third Planet from the Sun
(May 30, 2010)
by Rev. Rick Skidmore
For any one of us not to do everything within our power to speak a language of faith in such a way that is affirming, inviting, inclusive and loving, is to miss the mark, and perpetuate a system of exclusion and rejection.
26 minutes approximately, MP3 audio file, 24.2 MB
Imagine (May 2, 2010)
by Rev. Rick Skidmore
We may claim that God, of course, is in charge, but what's God's dream for us and for all of creation. What's the point of all of this?
20 minutes (approximately), MP3 audio file, 11.9 MB
Intercessory Prayer (April 25, 2010)
by Rev. Rick Skidmore
As we pray we become firmly grounded in our relationship with God and we are changed. That's why prayer is so dangerous. Because to be guided in prayer is to invite transformation of one's spirit.
24 minutes (approximately), MP3 audio file, 13.9 MB
It’s Not Over Until It’s Over (April 4, 2010)
by Rev. Rick Skidmore
When was the last time you were open to something new? When was the last time you let yourself be surprised by anything? How open are you to unexpected endings and surprise resolutions? How receptive are you to new information?
20 minutes (approximately), MP3 audio file, 11.2 MB
Deadly Virtues (March 14, 2010)
by Rev. Rick Skidmore
Consider the paradoxical nature of virtue, the aspects of virtue that can actually trip us up, the shadow side of it, which can be dangerous and hurtful to the spirit.
25 minutes (approximately), MP3 audio file, 14.5 MB
Into the Deep (February 7, 2010)
by Rev. Rick Skidmore
Jesus built his movement out of human beings with more or less the same mixture in them of cowardice and guts and intelligence and stupidity and selfishness and generosity and openness and analness as you would like to find here.
17 minutes (approximately), MP3 audio file, 10.0 MB
In Memory and Celebration of Phyllis Courtney (February 6, 2010)
Recording of the memorial service for our beloved, long-time member
Phyllis S. Courtney (1/6/1930 - 1/29/2010)
1 hour 10 minutes (approximately), MP3 audio file, 39.4 MB
Affirmed by Love (January 10, 2010)
By Rev. Rick Skidmore
Whether we can remember our baptismal day or not is less important than whether we can remember that we too are God's beloved. In this Epiphany season let there be no doubt that we are blessed to be conduits of God's spirit in so many marvelous ways.
21 minutes (approximately), MP3 audio file, 12.2 MB
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