Speaker: Deborah Sundermann

Church Service Beyond Sunday: Making the Mundane Magical with Debby Sundermann

Watch this service on YouTube. About the Service:As a small church that is lay-led, we have the freedom and responsibility to both navigate and drive. Let’s explore how the journey is the destination and how riding in the back seat is not what brings you here. It’s about realizing your own potential to be in … Continue reading Church Service Beyond Sunday: Making the Mundane Magical with Debby Sundermann

Grandma’s Gospel of Gratitude

Thanksiving has long been Debby’s preferred holiday because it just makes more sense to celebrate gratitude for all that we have than to try to satisfy the family’s material desires in the name of one impossibly magical birth. So last year, the family eliminated Christmas entirely. And from that, a philosophical throughline emerged from Debby’s … Continue reading Grandma’s Gospel of Gratitude

Civil Rights and Criminal Justice: Legal Standards that Might Scare the Devil Out of You

Most of us have a good feel for the rights we have been granted through the Bill of Rights added to the United States Constitution.  We are familiar with our Miranda and Fifth Amendment rights.  And we have confidence in the nature of civilization as we know it.  However, I have been surprised by the … Continue reading Civil Rights and Criminal Justice: Legal Standards that Might Scare the Devil Out of You

Heretics, Heroes, and Homemakers: An ACT-Inspired Reflection

In an age of cyber-everything, our brick-and-mortar home offers more than just a place to gather. And our current, ongoing renovations are not just about a physical facelift. Our church home can—and we hope will—say a great deal about us as a congregation. The Aesthetics Continuity Team has looked into our denominational origins—who we are … Continue reading Heretics, Heroes, and Homemakers: An ACT-Inspired Reflection