Sunday Sermons:  January 2020
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Note:  All services begin at 10am unless noted otherwise.
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January 5 - Coloring Outside the Lines –Tony Larsen
Rev. Tony's sermon this Sunday is about what people sometimes call "thinking outside the box," "moving outside the grid," or "jumping the rails of conventional thinking". It's also sometimes referred to simply as a paradigm shift. Whatever we might call it though, it is the foundation stone for almost every important movement, cultural change, scientific advancement, artistic breakthrough, or religious development. Rev. Tony will discuss how it can be important in our spiritual lives as well, especially as we begin the new year.
* Collections will go to the Kettle Moraine Food Pantry

January 12 - Nature Mysticism: The Pagan Path to Spiritual Consciousness –Philip Chard
Persecuted for centuries, so-called “Pagans” continue to engender wariness, misunderstanding and even discrimination. Despite repression, this tradition lives on in Wicca, Taoism, Native American spirituality, and other nature-based and polytheistic philosophies. Today, nature mysticism, which is central to Pagan beliefs, is re-emerging as a recognized path to spiritual awareness and transformation. We will examine the core attitudes and actions of present-day nature mystics, how these are validated by the natural sciences, and their connection with the new discipline of eco-psychology.

January 19 - Enough is Enough  –Elizabeth McCord, Carroll University Chaplain
Our culture tells us we don’t have enough—enough time, enough energy, enough money, enough stuff—but the reality is most of us have all we need.  How do we live as stewards of enough with gratitude and generosity?  And how do we work for a world where everyone has enough to do the same?
* Collections will go to Voces de la Frontera

January 26 - "Allowing For" as a Spiritual Practice  –Elizabeth Lewis
In the past few years, as confirmation bias (the tendency to interpret new evidence as confirmation of one’s existing beliefs and theories) has become the support structure for individual and collective truth, our willingness to practice “allowing for” is being compromised. Come explore how allowing for someone else’s point of view, what it is, and your own humanness can be a rewarding spiritual practice leading to a broader framing of truth, greater inner peace, and a deeper sense of connection to your best, self, others and the world around you.