Category: Staff and Colleagues

by Tanya Marcovna Barnett
Text: John 20:19-31
Focusing on the question, where is hope, this sermon turns to the resurrection of Jesus for answers.

by Deanna Matzen
Text: John 4:3-30
Jesus' interaction with the Samaritan woman at the well reveals to us the seeds of environmental degradation and the hope of Living Water.

by Tanya Marcovna Barnett
Texts: Psalm 148, Colossians 1:17, and Romans 1:20
This contemporary reflection on Psalm 148, in which the entire creation sings praise to God. In keeping with the image of a creation-encompassing "choir," it looks at our role in this choir and asks that (in the words of St. Basil the Great), "may we realize that all creatures live not for us alone but for themselves and for Thee, and that they love the sweetness of life.”

by Joseph C. Hough
Texts: Deuteronomy 30:15-20 and Luke 4:16-21
In the face of immense ecological destruction and human poverty, Hough urges listeners to "choose life" for the entire planet.

by Rev. Nancy G. Wright
Text: Colossians 1:15-20
Explores the belief that God, in Christ, is holding the world together. This belief teaches us several things about how we are to live in relationship with God and with the rest of creation.

by Steven Whitney
Texts: Genesis 2:15, 9:8-11 and Job 12:10, 38:1-7
Looks at creation "as a manifestation of God in our midst." This sermon serves as an example of one person's look at the role of humanity within this broader creation.

by Rev. Rodney Romeny
Texts: Genesis 1:24-31, Deuteronomy 33:13-16, John 3:16; and Revelation 21:1-5, 22:1-5
A personal reflection for "Earth Sunday" 1995, which also happened to be Mothers' Day. This sermon serves as a good introduction to addressing the question "why should people of faith care about creation?"