Bethany UCC

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Sermons and stories from Bethany United Church of Christ in Chicago, IL.

Episode Date
26.01.11. Sermon. Beginner's Mind: Uncertainty
Jan 15, 2026
26.01.04. Sermon. Beginner's Mind: Humility
Jan 06, 2026
25.12.24. Sermon. Christmas Eve: Fiddly Little Things
Jan 02, 2026
25.12.21. Sermon. Keep Watch: Those Who Watch For Morning
Dec 23, 2025
25.12.14. Sermon. Keep Watch: Let It Be
Dec 16, 2025
25.12.07. Sermon. Keep Watch: Now You're On The Hook
Dec 11, 2025
25.11.30. Sermon. Keep Watch: The Vigilance that Saves
Dec 03, 2025
25.11.23. Sermon. Free For All: More than Enough 🎉
Nov 26, 2025
25.11.09. Sermon. Free For All: Choose Your Own Adventure
Nov 12, 2025
25.11.02. Sermon. Tune My Heart: Defying Gravity
Nov 07, 2025
25.10.26. Sermon. Tune My Heart: Everything is Relative
Oct 30, 2025
25.10.19. Sermon. Tune My Heart: Burst into a Song
Oct 22, 2025
25.10.05. Sermon. Belongings: The One About Oxen
Oct 06, 2025
25.09.28. Sermon. Belongings: The One About the Lily
Oct 01, 2025
25.09.21. Sermon. Belongings: The One About the Shakers
Sep 24, 2025
25.09.14. Sermon. Belongings: The One About My Butt
Sep 17, 2025
25.08.31. Sermon. Red Flags: We’ve got the joy, joy, joy…
Sep 03, 2025
25.08.24. Sermon. Rev Dr. Katie Hays: We Have Been Warned
Aug 27, 2025
25.08.17. Sermon. Red Flags: Should've Seen It Coming
Aug 21, 2025
25.08.10. Sermon. Red Flags: Take Comfort, the Writing’s on the Wall
Aug 13, 2025
25.08.03. Sermon. Red Flags: get curious, together.
Aug 07, 2025
25.07.27. Sermon. Faith Is Elemental: Bedrock
Aug 01, 2025
25.07.20. Sermon. Faith Is Elemental: Open Water
Jul 23, 2025
25.07.06. Sermon. Faith Is Elemental: Catch Fire
Jul 17, 2025
25.06.29. Sermon. ACT UP: Rude, Rash, Demanding, Effective
Jun 30, 2025
25.06.22. Sermon. Act Up: Meaningless Right Action
Jun 23, 2025
25.06.08. Sermon. Act Up: Get Swept Up
Jun 11, 2025
25.06.01. Sermon. Act Up: A Lateral Move
Jun 11, 2025
25.05.25. Sermon. Sanctuary: Abundance Abounds
May 28, 2025
25.05.18. Sermon. Sanctuary: Somebody’s Knocking at Your Door
May 19, 2025
25.05.11. Sermon. Sanctuary: Dream Bigger
May 14, 2025
25.05.04. Sermon: Sanctuary in the Wilderness
May 08, 2025
25.04.27. Sermon. Sanctuarying: How Space Comes Alive
May 01, 2025
25.04.20. Sermon. Less: More Than You Know
Apr 23, 2025
25.04.13. Sermon. Taking Sides: The Way Of Love Is Not Neutral
Apr 16, 2025
25.04.06. Sermon. Less: A Human Amount
Apr 09, 2025
25.03.30. Sermon. Less: A Prayer Not By Thomas Keating
Apr 02, 2025
25.03.23. Sermon. Less: Drop Everything
Mar 26, 2025
25.03.16. Sermon. Less: Letting Go
Mar 19, 2025
25.03.09. Sermon. Less: Of God
Mar 12, 2025
25.03.05. Sermon. Less: Más Simple
Mar 05, 2025
25.02.09. Sermon. Playing With Fire: Get Your Hands Dirty
Feb 12, 2025
25.02.02. Sermon. Playing With Fire: Breaking Stuff
Feb 06, 2025
25.01.26. Sermon. Prophetic Imagination: Prophetic Hope
Jan 29, 2025
25.01.19. Sermon. Prophetic Imagination: Grief
Jan 22, 2025
25.01.12. Sermon. Prophetic Imagination: Otherwise
Jan 16, 2025
25.01.05. Sermon. Breaking Point: This Is The Beloved
Jan 16, 2025
24.12.29. Sermon. Breaking Point: Jesus In The Temple
Jan 16, 2025
24.12.24. Sermon. Breaking Point: Christmas Eve
Jan 16, 2025
24.12.22. Sermon. Breaking Point: Patterns
Jan 15, 2025
24.12.15. Sermon. Breaking Point: Practicing Precarity
Dec 18, 2024
24.12.08. Sermon. Breaking Point: Hospitality In A Time Of Breaking News
Dec 11, 2024
24.12.01. Sermon. Breaking Point: Learning To See In The Dark
Dec 04, 2024
24.11.24.Sermon. Help, Thanks, Wow: Thanks Anyways
Nov 27, 2024
24.11.17. Sermon. Help, Thanks, Wow: The Why And The Wow
Nov 21, 2024
24.11.10. Sermon. Help, Thanks, Wow: Is There Life After Wreckage?
Nov 13, 2024
24.11.03. Sermon. Safe and Sound: A Cloud Never Dies
Nov 05, 2024
24.10.27. Sermon. Safe and Sound: Crazy Wisdom
Oct 30, 2024
24.10.20. Sermon. Safe and Sound: Are You Listening?
Oct 24, 2024
24.10.13. Sermon. Safe and Sound: Open Door Policy
Oct 15, 2024
24.10.06. Sermon. Safe and Sound: Let God Be God
Oct 09, 2024
24.09.29. Sermon. Reboot: Touch Grass
Oct 02, 2024
24.09.22. Sermon. Reboot: Pet Blessing Sunday
Sep 25, 2024
24.09.15. Sermon. Rebooted: Work On A Human Scale
Sep 19, 2024
24.09.08. Sermon. Reboot: Old Clocks, New Wine
Sep 16, 2024
24.09.01. Sermon. unCONVENTIONal: King Me
Sep 05, 2024
24.08.25. Sermon. unCONVENTIONal: Swim Toward The Shark
Sep 05, 2024
24.08.11. Sermon. unCONVENTIONal: Loving Your Enemies
Aug 15, 2024
24.08.04. Sermon. unCONVENTIONal: Baptism Sunday
Aug 08, 2024
24.07.28. Sermons. VS: Creator vs. Christ vs. Holy Spirit!
Jul 31, 2024
24.07.21. Sermon. Vs: Cup Of Blessing vs. Bread Of Life
Jul 24, 2024
24.07.15. Sermons. VS: Hope vs. Faith
Jul 18, 2024
24.07.07. Sermon. VS: Green Pastures vs. Still Waters
Jul 10, 2024
24.06.30. Sermon. Setting The Table: I Am Somebody
Jul 10, 2024
24.06.16. Sermon. Setting The Table: Divine HodgePodge
Jun 20, 2024
24.06.09. Testimonials. Setting The Table: Stories From Biloxi
Jun 17, 2024
24.06.02. Sermon. Setting The Table: Hospitality- Coming and Going
Jun 05, 2024
24.05.19. Sermon. Hand To God: Unshakeable
May 23, 2024
24.05.12. Sermon. Hand To God: Continuous, Enthusiastic Covenant.
May 20, 2024
24.05.05. Sermon. Hand To God: What's (Not) Yours To Promise
May 09, 2024
24.04.28. Sermon. Everything That Has Breath: Just Because
May 03, 2024
24.04.21. Sermon. Everything That Has Breath: Hope For A Slow-Growth Species"
Apr 25, 2024
24.04.14. Sermon. Everything That Has Breath: A Little Goes A Long Way
Apr 17, 2024
24.04.07. Sermon. Everything That Has Breath: The Last Word About Breath
Apr 11, 2024
24.03.31. Sermon. Disenchanted: An Idle Tale
Apr 04, 2024
24.03.24. Sermon. Disenchanted: Sacred Spaces
Mar 27, 2024
24.03.17. Sermon. Disenchanted: Bone Deep
Mar 20, 2024
24.03.03. Sermon. Disenchanted: God's Beauty Standard
Mar 05, 2024
24.02.25. Sermon. Disenchanted: Action and Miracles
Feb 28, 2024
24.02.18. Sermon. Disenchanted: Hawthorn Tree
Feb 21, 2024
24.02.11. Sermon. Misstakes Were Made: Corrections
Feb 15, 2024
24.02.04. Sermon. Misstakes Were Made: Good Things
Feb 07, 2024
24.01.28. Sermon. Misstakes Were Made: Confession
Jan 31, 2024
24.01.22. Sermon. Leap Of Faith: Déjà Vu
Jan 23, 2024
24.01.14. Sermon. Leap of Faith: Jumping With Purpose
Jan 18, 2024
24.01.07. Sermon. Leap Of Faith: Ready, Set, Go.
Jan 11, 2024
23.12.17. Sermon. All That Glitters: Catching Butterflies
Dec 21, 2023
23.12.10. Sermon. Hollow Ways and Desire Paths
Dec 12, 2023
23.12.3. Sermon. All That Glitters: Our Lady Of the O
Dec 06, 2023
23.11.26. Sermon. Mixed Feelings: Choices
Nov 28, 2023
2023.11.19. Sermon. Mixed Feelings: Re-threading The Beads
Nov 23, 2023
2023.11.12. Sermon. Mixed Feelings: The World Is Bad
Nov 15, 2023
2023.11.5. Sermon: What's In A Name?
Nov 06, 2023
The Dead Rising From The Grave?: Daniel & Halloween
Oct 30, 2023
2023.10.22. Sermon. Apocalypse Now. Revelations.
Oct 24, 2023
2023.10.15. Sermon. Apocalypse Now. Awe.
Oct 16, 2023
2023.10.8. Sermon. Apocalypse Now.
Oct 11, 2023
2023.10.1. Sermon. Pet Blessing Sunday. Wild Goose Chased.
Oct 04, 2023
2023.9.24. Sermon. Make Believe. God's Eye View
Sep 26, 2023
2023.9.10. Sermon. Make Believe. Eye Contact
Sep 21, 2023
2023.9.17 Sermon. Make Believe. Guided Through Imagery
Sep 21, 2023
2023.9.3. Sermon. Make Believe
Sep 06, 2023
2023.8.27. Sermon. Family Recipes. Desperation Pie
Aug 31, 2023
2023.8.20: Sermon. Family Recipes. Comfort Food
Aug 22, 2023
2023.8.13. Sermon: Family Recipes - Marinating on Tradition
Aug 15, 2023
2023.8.6. Sermon: Family Recipes. Tastes like Love
Aug 08, 2023
2023.7.30: Sermon: Living in Harmony. Singing Together
Aug 02, 2023
2023.7.23 Sermon: Living in Harmony. Conflict
Jul 26, 2023
2023.7.16 Sermon: Living in Harmony. Learning
Jul 24, 2023
2023.7.9 Sermon: Living in Harmony. Sing Out!
Jul 24, 2023
2023.6.25 Sermon: Beyond the Binary. Coat of Blessing
Jul 10, 2023
2023.7.2 Sermon: Creation Care. Brimstone
Jul 10, 2023
2023.6.18 Sermon: Beyond the Binary. Good in the Inbetween
Jun 26, 2023
2023.6.11 Sermon: Beyond the Binary. Rainbows and Rain
Jun 20, 2023
2023.6.4 Sermon: Beyond the Binary. Bread and Roses
Jun 20, 2023
2023.5.21 Sermon: Streakers, Shipwrecks, and She-Bears. Love Battle
May 24, 2023
2023.5.14 Sermon: Streakers, Shipwrecks, and She-Bears. Ablesim
May 17, 2023
2023.5.7 Sermon: Streakers, Shipwrecks, and She-Bears. Weird stories
May 09, 2023
2023.4.30 Sermon: Feast Days. Never a Good Time
May 03, 2023
2023.4.24 Sermon: Feast Days. Remembering
Apr 25, 2023
2023.4.17 Sermon: Feast Days. Spring Feasts
Apr 24, 2023
2023.4.9 Sermon: Easter Sunday
Apr 11, 2023
2023.4.2 Sermon: Sacred Sketchbook. God as Ordinary
Apr 04, 2023
2023.3.26 Sermon: Sacred Sketchbook. God as Parent
Mar 28, 2023
2023.3.19 Sermon: Sacred Sketchbook. The image-smasher
Mar 20, 2023
2023.3.5 Sermon: Sacred Sketchbook. God as Cryptid
Mar 07, 2023
2023.2.26 Sermon: Sacred Sketchbook. Dark Night
Feb 28, 2023
2023.2.19 Sermon: Bleeding Hearts. Pancakes and Serving
Feb 27, 2023
2023.2.12 Sermon: Bleeding Hearts. Be Tender
Feb 27, 2023
2023.2.5 Sermon: Bleeding Hearts. Earnestness vs Irony
Feb 27, 2023
2023.1.15 Sermon: Let 'er Rip. During the Journey
Jan 30, 2023
2022.11.20 Sermon: Bethany Speaks. Thanksgiving
Jan 17, 2023
2023.1.8 Sermon: Let 'er Rip. Something New
Jan 12, 2023
2023.1.1 Sermon: The Turning of the Year
Jan 09, 2023
2022.12.24 Sermon: Holy Darkness. Christmas Eve
Jan 09, 2023
2022.12.4 Sermon: Holy Darkness. Stories in Shadow
Dec 23, 2022
2022.12.18 Sermon: Holy Darkness. Dreams.
Dec 20, 2022
2022.12.11 Sermon: Holy Darkness. Beginning with Night
Dec 16, 2022
2022.11.27 Sermon: Holy Darkness. Protection of the Dark
Nov 29, 2022
2022.11.13 Sermon: Bethany Speaks. Witnessing, Listening, Pentacost
Nov 23, 2022
2022.11.6 Sermon: Bethany Speaks. Four Preachers
Nov 08, 2022
2022.10.30 Sermon: Be Not Afraid. The Catch-22 of Hope
Nov 04, 2022
2022.10.23 Sermon: Be Not Afraid. The Fear of God
Oct 26, 2022
2022.10.16 Sermon: Be Not Afraid. Dying Alone
Oct 18, 2022
2022.10.9 Sermon: Do Not Be Afraid. Stand Firm
Oct 11, 2022
2022.10.2 Sermon: Pet Blessing Stories
Oct 04, 2022
2022.9.11 Sermon: Mirror, Mirror. Orange You Glad
Sep 20, 2022
2022.9.18 Sermon: Mirror, Mirror. Ugly Duckling
Sep 20, 2022
2022.8.28 Sermon: Wildflowers. Investing in Roots
Aug 29, 2022
2022.8.14 Sermon: Wildflowers. Good Fire
Aug 15, 2022
2022.8.7 Sermon: Wildflowers. To Just Be
Aug 08, 2022
2022.7.31 Sermon: Do-Overs. Christmas in July
Aug 01, 2022
2022.7.25 Sermon: Do-Overs. Rewritten
Jul 25, 2022
2022.7.17 Sermon: Do-Overs. Second Chances.
Jul 18, 2022
2022.7.10 Sermon: Do-Overs. Never Too Late
Jul 12, 2022
2022.7.5 Sermon: Do-Overs. Redemption
Jul 05, 2022
2022.6.26 Sermon: Say Anything. Say PRIDE
Jun 27, 2022
2022.6.19 Sermon: Say Anything. Say Racism
Jun 21, 2022
2022.6.12 Sermon: Say Anything. Say "Trans"
Jun 13, 2022
2022.6.5 Sermon: Say Anything. The Body
Jun 06, 2022
2022.5.29 Sermon: Four Ways to God: Putting it All Together
May 31, 2022
2022.5.22 Sermon: Four Ways to God. Heart
May 23, 2022
2022.5.15 Sermon: Four Ways to God. Hands
May 16, 2022
2022.5.8 Sermon: Four Ways to God. Spirit
May 09, 2022
Four Ways to God: Head
May 02, 2022
2022.4.24 Sermon: We Ask...Now What?
Apr 25, 2022
2022.4.17 Sermon: Come Back to Life. Easter Sunday
Apr 19, 2022
2022.4.10 Sermon: I Shall Be Released. Palm Sunday
Apr 11, 2022
2022.4.3 Sermon: I Shall Be Released. To Have Without Holding
Apr 04, 2022
2022.3.27 Sermon: I Shall Be Released. Prayer of Commendation
Mar 28, 2022
2022.3.20 I Shall Be Released. Breaking the Rules
Mar 21, 2022
2022.3.6 Sermon: I Shall Be Released. Not Too Soon
Mar 07, 2022
2022.2.27 Sermon: Hollier Than Thou. We The Saints
Feb 28, 2022
2022.2.20 Sermon: Holier Than Thou. St Francis is for the birds.
Feb 22, 2022
2022.2.13 Sermon: Holier Than Thou. St George slays the dragon — and you can too.
Feb 14, 2022
2022.2.6 Sermon: Holier Than Thou. St Brigid gives away the good stuff willy-nilly
Feb 09, 2022
22.1.30 Sermon: Lions, and Giants, and Whales: Miracles and Magic
Jan 31, 2022
22.1.23 Sermon: Lions, and Giants, and Whales: David and Goliath
Jan 24, 2022
22.1.16 Sermon: Lions, and Giants, and Whales: Daniel and the Lion's Den
Jan 18, 2022
Lions, and Giants, and Whales: Jonah and the Big Fish
Jan 11, 2022
22.1.2 Sermon: Drop Into Your Heart
Jan 05, 2022
21.12.24 Sermon: Christmas Future
Dec 28, 2021
21.12.12 Sermon: Imagine A Hero
Dec 15, 2021
21.12.5 Sermon: Origin Stories
Dec 07, 2021
11-28-21 Sermon - Help Is On The Way: Happy New Year!
Nov 30, 2021
11-21-21 Sermon - Foundational: dependence
Nov 23, 2021
11-14-21 Episode - Foundational: closing the gaps
Nov 16, 2021
11-7-21 Sermon - Foundational: rebuilding
Nov 10, 2021
10-31-21 Sermon - Unorthodox: universal salvation
Nov 04, 2021
10-17-21 Sermon - Unorthodox: what do you believe?
Oct 20, 2021
10-10-21 Sermon - Unorthodox: 4 ways to not read the bible literally
Oct 12, 2021
9-19-21 Sermon - everything doesn't happen for a reason
Sep 21, 2021
9-12-21 Sermon - Stone Soup
Sep 14, 2021
9-5-21 Sermon - Rest Awhile
Sep 08, 2021
8-22-21 Sermon - Life Is a Cabaret: Oz
Aug 31, 2021
8-8-21 Sermon - Life Is a Cabaret: tilting at windmills
Aug 10, 2021
8-1-21 Sermon - Life Is a Cabaret: this wasn't supposed to happen
Aug 03, 2021
7-25-21 Sermon - Fun and Games: why so serious?
Jul 26, 2021
7-18-21 Sermon - Fun and Games: win-win
Jul 19, 2021
7-13-21 Sermon - Fun and Games: what's good about it?
Jul 12, 2021
6-27-21 Sermon - Are We There Yet?
Jul 02, 2021
6-20-21 Sermon - Are We There Yet? Climbing Mountains and Running with Horses
Jun 20, 2021
6-13-2021 Sermon - Are We There Yet? Part 2
Jun 15, 2021
6-6-2021 Sermon - Are We There Yet?
Jun 07, 2021
5-30-21 Sermon - System Failure: food
Jun 02, 2021
5-23-21 Sermon - System Failure: church at the end of the world
May 26, 2021
5-16-21 Sermon - System Failure: the human cosmos
May 19, 2021
5-9-21 Sermon - System Failure: family systems
May 11, 2021
5-2-21 Sermon - System Failure: just mercy
May 04, 2021
4-18-21 Sermon - Pay Attention: Be Amazed.
Apr 20, 2021
4-11-21 Sermon - Pay Attention: Fresh Start
Apr 11, 2021
4-4-21 Sermon - Loving What Death Has Touched
Apr 04, 2021
3-28-21 Sermon - The End is Near
Mar 28, 2021
3-21-21 Sermon - Party as Dissent
Mar 21, 2021
3-14-21 Sermon - Rules for a New World
Mar 14, 2021
3-7-21 Sermon - Made-Up Holidays
Mar 07, 2021
2-28-21 Sermon - Turn Up the Heat
Feb 28, 2021
2-21-20 Sermon - Party Planning
Feb 21, 2021
2-14-21 Sermon - New Skin
Feb 14, 2021
2-7-21 Sermon - This is 40
Feb 07, 2021
1-31-21 Sermon - Money Matters
Jan 31, 2021
1-24-21 Sermon - Mental Maps
Jan 24, 2021
1-17-21 Sermon - Drawing Lines
Jan 17, 2021
1-10-21 Sermon - Whole Love
Jan 10, 2021
1-3-21 Sermon - Getting Lost
Jan 03, 2021
12-27-20 Sermon - Ugly Jesus
Dec 27, 2020
12-13-20 Sermon - Gaudete, Rejoice
Dec 13, 2020
12-6-20 Sermon - Beautiful Things
Dec 06, 2020
11-22-20 Sermon - Remain Movable
Nov 22, 2020
11-15-20 Sermon - Worshipping in Public
Nov 15, 2020
11-8-20 Sermon - Cracks in the House
Nov 08, 2020
11-1-20 Sermon - A Place for God... and Others
Nov 01, 2020
10-18-20 Sermon - Winter is Coming
Oct 18, 2020
10-11-20 Sermon - What Story Are You Tending?
Oct 11, 2020
9-27-20 Sermon - Get a Life
Sep 27, 2020
9-20-20 Sermon - Compelled by the Story
Sep 20, 2020
9-13-20 Sermon - Nothing Matters. Be Kind.
Sep 13, 2020
3-22-20 Sermon - Journaling
Mar 22, 2020
3-8-20 Sermon - Outer Space
Mar 08, 2020
3-1-20 Sermon - Where My Help Comes From
Mar 02, 2020
2-23-20 Sermon - Into the Unknown
Feb 25, 2020
2-16-20 Sermon - The Next Right Thing
Feb 19, 2020
2-20-20 Sermon - Some Things Never Change
Feb 11, 2020
2-9-20 Sermon - Let It Go
Feb 11, 2020
1-19-20 Sermon - Changing Perspectives
Jan 21, 2020
1-12-20 Sermon - Empty Rocks
Jan 14, 2020
1-5-20 Sermon - Holy Name of Jesus
Jan 09, 2020
12-29-19 Sermon - Convivial
Jan 06, 2020
12-22-19 Sermon - Provoking Wonder
Dec 27, 2019
12-15-19 Sermon - Home
Dec 19, 2019
12-8-19 Sermon - A Breath of Fresh Air
Dec 11, 2019
12-1-19 Sermon - Breathtaking
Dec 03, 2019
11-17-19 Sermon - Believe in the Good News
Nov 22, 2019
11-3-19 Sermon - Longing and Delight
Nov 07, 2019
10-27-19 Sermon - Evil Is Something Real
Oct 28, 2019
9-29-19 Sermon - Becoming Our True Selves
Oct 18, 2019
9-22-19 Sermon - What to Do When Everything Has Changed
Oct 18, 2019
10-13-19 Sermon - Overcoming Evil
Oct 15, 2019
9-15-19 Sermon - Why We Tell Stories
Sep 25, 2019
9-8-19 Sermon - A Single, Bright Thread
Sep 09, 2019
9-1-19 Sermon - Home
Sep 09, 2019
7-21-19 Sermon - A Beautiful Song
Aug 05, 2019
7-28-19 Sermon - The Invisible Conspiracy of Love
Aug 02, 2019
6-23-19 Sermon
Jul 01, 2019
6-16-19 Sermon
Jun 21, 2019
5-26-19 Sermon - It Happened In Bethany
May 28, 2019
5-19-19 Sermon - One Of Those Places
May 23, 2019