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Sermons & Spiritual Reflections

These sermons, liturgies, and spiritual reflections are available for you to use as personal or congregational resources.

It Must Get Better The Rev.Stephen Atkinson inspired from the hit television show, Glee

Will You Marry Me? A Jewish View on Marriage Equality by Rabbi Jared H. Saks

Why How we Read the Bible Matters: "It is Good: Family & Community in the Spirit of Jesus" by Rev. Chuck Currie

What is Equality? by Rev. Lisa Ward

The First Sign: John 2:1-11 from the Rev. Dr. David A. Van Dyke

That Love that is Never Sinful A sermon given at St. Louis Pridefest by the Venerable Mark D. Sluss

Homophobia- Part 3 in the Series "10 Things I Hate About Church" Rev. Mark Schaefer

The Story of the Marriage License Rabbi Michael Adam Latz

Standing on the Side of Love- A Collaborative Sermon by L.A. McCrae and Rev. Lillie Mae Henely

Standing on the Side of Love by Rev. Lois E. Van Leer

Sisyphus and His Boulder- A Black Pastor's Experience from Larry Brumfield

Same-Gender Marriage Confronts Church Law by Phil Wogoaman

Fed up and All Wet, Where Loaves and Fishes Collide.  Matthew 14: 13-33 by James Semmelroth Darnell

Rick Warren: Evolving or Wolf in Sheep's Clothing? A Sermon for GLBT Sabbath by Rabbi Fred Guttman

Recovering from Painful Scriptures: Can Affection be Bad? Thoughts from Pastor Dean Snyder

Called To Follow. Pride and Martin Luther King In New Orleans by Rebecca Voelkel

Oppression Continues Today.  A Reflection Remembering Stonewall from Rev. Bob Johnnene OFD

One In Christ: Galatians 3:23-29 by Rev. Rodger Scott Powers

O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing Acts 2: 1-16 with Revecca Voelkel from the Believe OUT LOUD Power Summit

Nothing Could Be Plainer  Acts 10: 35-43 Douglas D. Gerdts

Masculinism: The Radical Idea that Men are People Too by Reverend Ann Fuller

Love Wins Jarred Warren examines Luke 24: 13-35

LGBT Christian Witness is Part of Othodoxy by Bishop Paul Peter Jessop

Lecha Lecha A Jewish response to recent bullying by Beth Cohen

Jesus Didn't Wait: Luke 13:10-17 Tom Eggebeen

Highland Singers, Jesus-Challengers and Outrageous Street Dancers: Mark 7: 24-30 by Rebecca Voelkel

Humpty Dumpty and the Great Confession: A Contrite Heart by Rev Elder Kevin E. Taylor

How Far are we Willing to Go by Fred Plummer

Esqueertology: Gay Christians' Right to Hope by Candace Chellew Hodge

Eloquent Wisdom Douglas Gerdts

B'tselem Elohim, In God's Own Image Rabbi Fred Guttman

A Journey for Dignity as a Gay, Catholic Priest  Richard Young

A Bigger and Better God: A look at Acts 10:34-43 With Bruce H. Joffe

Learning Inclusion: An Ally’s Education in “LGBTQness" An Ethical Cultural Plaform with Hugh Taft-Morales

1 Thessalonians 1:1-10, sermon by Harry Knox

Acts 19:1-7, sermon by Harry Knox

El Amor de Dios revelado, reflection by Mary Ellen Lopato

brit hitvada'ut, liturgies for National Coming Out Day by Jay Michaelson

A Buddhist Perspective on Faith and the LGBT Community, reflection by Kim Nolan

Can't Turn Around!, liturgies for National Coming Out Day by Scott Haldeman

ENDA: a Jewish Perspective, reflection by Karen L. Erlichman

Extreme Hope, sermon by Rev. Irene Elizabeth Stroud, text: Romans 5:1-5

Focusing on Family Values, sermon by Rev. Susan Russell, text: Matthew 6:25-33

God's Love Revealed, reflection by Mary Ellen Lopato

How Labels that Hurt Can Also Heal, sermon by Rachel R. Rod

The Insurrection of the Chieftains, article by Rt. Rev. Sergio Carranza in Angelus, a publication of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles

It's Only Fitting, sermon by Rev. Ann B. Day

It's Time for This to Change, sermon by Rev. Joe Hoffman, text: 1 Samuel 3:1-20

Lent II, sermon by Rev. Anne Fowler, text: Luke 13:32

Lent V, sermon by Rev. Anne Fowler, text: Jeremiah 31: 33

Life Beyond the Comma, sermon by Erin K. Swenson, text: Isaiah 56:1-8

Liturgy for Matthew Shepard by Rev. Lesley Brogan and Rabbi Joshua

Luke 21:25-26, sermon by Harry Knox

Luke 24:36b-48, John 31:1-7, sermon by Harry Knox

Prophet-- A Queer Calling, sermon by Rev. Cody J. Sanders, texts: Ezekiel 6:1-5; Psalm 123; Mark 6:1-13

Queering the Family, sermon by Rev. Lynice Pinkard

Reflection on a GLBT Chanukah, reflection by Rabbi Denise L. Eger

Reflections on Ramadan, reflection by Imam Daayiee Abdullah

Shabbat Shalom, sermon by Rabbi Denise L. Eger

Someone Has Stolen Jesus, sermon by Bishop Yvette Flunder, text: John 20: 10-15

Spin Cycle, sermon by Rev. Susan Russell

Turning Toward Holiness, sermon for Yom Kippur by Rabbi Denise L. Eger

What Now? After the Exodus, the Wilderness, sermon for Pesach by Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum

Wrestling with the Bible, sermon in honor of 2006 Boston Pride by Rev. Irene Moore