150 episodes
Messages from Douglas UCC Douglas Congregational United Church of Christ
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- Religion & Spirituality
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4.6 • 11 Ratings
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This podcast features homilies delivered at Douglas Congregational United Church of Christ -- a progressive, inclusive, open and affirming faith community located in Saugatuck/Douglas, Michigan. To learn more, visit https://www.douglasucc.org
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Landing in Liminal Space (Jody Betten)
Our new interim pastor considers liminal spaces from ancient traditions and our own history at Douglas UCC. Is this space a tomb? Or a womb?
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(Un)Certain (Jeremy Lund)
This week's scripture reminds us to take heart in bad times. Church member Jeremy Lund asks if uncertainty is always a problem. Can it sometimes be a gift?
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Our Messy and Marvelous Church (Mark Johnston)
Church member Mark Johnston shares a little humor and some personal stories, as he challenges us to embrace the messiness that is our congregation. No matter how we serve the church family, we could use a reminder that we are all the Body of Christ.
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Out of Chaos, Hope (Linda Knieriemen)
On Easter Sunday we hear the story of Jesus appearing, unknown, to the disciples on the road to Emmaus. Church member Linda Knieriemen talks about loss, chaos, and the transformation into hope. Jesus is on the loose!
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Everybody Loves a Parade (Doug Petersen)
Our friend Doug Petersen reminisces about parades and relates them to the two processions in today’s scripture: one of cheers and palms, one of jeers and pain.
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What Was I Made For? (Jeremy Lund)
This week's scripture reminds us that the kingdom of heaven is always with us and within us, but who are we and what are we made for? Church member Jeremy Lund focuses on the stories we tell, and how very much they matter.
Customer Reviews
Eisegesis, Not Exegesis
I have listened to a few of Sal’s sermons, and while his conclusions might appear groundbreaking in progressive circles, he does not engage the text as plainly written, and most of what he deduces is deeply anachronistic. I have noted on a number of occasions where I had to go back into earlier parts of his sermon so as to ensure that I was reading the same text. I myself have been a minister for more than fifteen years, with an MDiv and an Advanced Degree (meaning that I took and passed all doctoral work, but was unable to complete my dissertation due to an extended family emergency), so I do have extensive theological training. I say none of this as a means of being cruel. Rather, I have great concern for what is being taught here. It does not reflect historic Christianity in any tangible way, and rather than allowing the Biblical text to define the sermon, Scripture is poorly applied (sometimes only referring to five words of a verse) to a sermon that is often synchronistic, heterodox, and long set held in Sal’s ethic before the Bible was ever opened.