Sermons & homilies

Teaching the scriptures with neuroscience in mind

to nourish the brain & the spirit.

Gena St. David 12/19/21 Gena St. David 12/19/21

What does it mean to be holy?

Hebrews 10:5-10

Ignatian spiritual discernment; Christ died to bring an end of sacrifice and reveal to us the nonviolence of God.

Lectionary for December

Gena St. David 11/21/21 Gena St. David 11/21/21

What does it mean to be shaken?

Luke 21:25-28

God is shaking loose what no longer serves us; we are Jesus’ body; when we grieve together, God is present with us; kintsugi “golden joinery.”

Lectionary for November

Gena St. David 10/10/21 Gena St. David 10/10/21

What does it mean to be saved?

Mark 10:17-27

Consider that Jesus died to save us from from mistrust - the condition in which we sin - and God is restoring our trust which helps us regulate our stress.

Lectionary for October

Gena St. David 9/12/21 Gena St. David 9/12/21

What does it mean to be rejected?

Mark 8: 31-37

The power of five trustworthy relationships; Ruby Sales and Jonathan Daniels story; trusting God and taking risks.

Lectionary for September

Gena St. David 8/8/21 Gena St. David 8/8/21

What does it mean to believe?

John 6:35; 41-51

Coming to God hungry; practicing listening prayer; C.S. Lewis, Aslan, the Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe illustration; feasting on God and asking for “the whole branzino.”

Lectionary for August