On listening toward enthusiasm, a hermeneutic of generosity, and the ways that being part of a faith community leads to a family resemblance (or, the ways that dogs start to look like their people, but that's neither here nor there).

Rebecca’s sermon this week covered Luke 4:14 - 21, some Seminary 101 vocab words, the Golden Girls theme song, and lessons learned by pausing for CTA trains.

Lists from a best friend, an op-ed columnist, the Apostle Paul and Romans 12: 9-21 — on what is and isn’t Christian. BONUS CONTENT: A Grieved Soul

Pastor Rebecca kicked off our Theme Songs series wondering: Could she be a show-runner? Hear some of her 3-season arc for a prestige program based on Samuel’s life, and the theme song for the same, sung by his mother in 1 Samuel 2. (The donkeys are from Season 2, Episode 1 but that got cut for time.)

This week, Pastor Rebecca shared some hard lessons she’s learned about finances: sometimes, you don’t know what you don’t know until you find out. Preaching on scripture from the Book of Acts, her sermon explains that God is always trying to reveal to you, again and again, what more is possible.

This week, Pastor Vince preached on Acts 2, as well as Glottophobia (the tendency to judge others based on how they speak). Regardless of what kind of language you use, Vince’s sermon encourages you to tell what you know about the God of Love.

Pastor Vince’s sermon this week is all about magic, starting with scripture from Deuteronmy 8, leading to the Magic Hedge bird sanctuary here in Chicago, and ending with the every day gifts that we might take for granted if we don’t stop to notice.

This week, we ordained Bethany member Alaina Hoffman. Pastor Rebecca preached on Luke 4, and covered geese, penguins and improv along the way.

Pastor Vince preached on Acts 1:6-11 this week. His sermon is about love - not love at first sight, or infatuation. Instead, he speaks about love that sticks around, the kind that is messy and takes work, the kind that isn’t always fun, but resists the temptation to run away.

Pastor Rebecca’s sermon this week covers Psalm 8, the Artemis space landing and how much water one should use while brushing their teeth. But does any of that really relate to her sense of Christianity? Her sermon has some answers