Your Sacred Place

I chat with my friend, the Rev. Heidi Carrington Heath, as she shares her story of surviving COVID-19. As we near Election Day, these stories matter more than ever.

I have a conversation with my friend, the Rev. Matt Nightingale. His story of accepting himself is moving and echos so many of the stories of those of us in the LGBT+ community. As Pride Month comes to an end, let us lift up those who work for justice, inclusion, and family in our world.

What good news do #resurrection and #Easter have for us when the world is in the middle of a health crisis? We are surrounded by death, so how will we find new life?

This bonus episode is the audio version of our Sacred Place LIVE! Good Friday live stream. May the music and readings walk you through the story of Jesus' death on this holiest of weeks. Music used by Permission: CCLI #11436105, Streaming License #20099786.

Accepting death as unavoidable and allowing ourselves to experience the grief which accompanies death is an important part of life. Grief changes us in ways we cannot expect. What if we could embrace death?

Who are you? Who are you really? How does who others say you are burden you? It's time to let it go.

The season of Lent is often full of self-sacrifice, fasting, and repentance. What if there is a more meaningful practice for preparing for Easter this year?

The Way of Love gets over complicated. Sometimes it takes something as simple as a song from a Disney movie to make things clear.

As our world becomes more and more divided, how does the sacrament of communion show us a way back together When we gather at the table to remember Jesus' life what do we experience? The way of Love.

Pastor Matthew shares a bit of his story of finding the way of love. Throughout his life, Christian community has expressed the love of God in different ways, sometimes without exceptions, and sometimes with. As an LGBT+ person, this can make all the difference.

This week, we start our new series, “The Way of Love” talking about the life of Jesus as we face a divided world. First up is, "Love Yourself First," a message which goes against much of what the greater Church teaches. The life of Jesus shows us a different way.

Christmas is less than a week away! As we rush to December 25, I find myself asking, "is the joy of Advent really different from the joy of Christmas?” Find out on this week's episode of Your Sacred Place.

So often, the peace celebrated in our preparations for the birth of the Christ child seems like an impossible dream. Can it be real?

As we journey toward Bethlehem following that shining star during this Advent season, may we do so carrying hope with us.

We long so often for superheroes who might save us from the evil in our world. Do we really need someone to save us?

Our stories have power, a deeper magic which can transform. Your story can make a difference in the world if you only share it.

Last week, we celebrated All Saints' Sunday, the day on which we remember the saints in our lives who have blessed us so that we might be a blessing. How does that build this Sacred Place? Find out on this week's episode.

Once a month, we take a break from our usual Sunday Worship Gathering for a Mission Sunday focusing on justice, inclusion, or family. Why? Find out on this week's episode of Your Sacred Place.

Our third episode searches for the modern-day Zacchaeus in a world full of a different kind of oppression than experienced by the subjects of the Roman Empire in the 1st century. How might we create sacred places in our contexts?

Our second episode continues the story of how Sacred Place came to be. Through the story of the beginning of Jesus’ ministry we find ourselves looking to the future.

Our first episode begins with a little bit of our history and how we got to building Sacred Place. World Communion Sunday reminds us of our mission of inclusion. Join us for the journey to create Your Sacred Place.

“Your Sacred Place” is s podcast from Sacred Place United Church in Rancho Cucamonga, California, a new church with a long history. Find out more in this introduction.