Sermon Archive

If you watched any of the Olympics this past summer, you might have heard the name Ilona Maher. If you haven’t, I encourage you to look up more about her. She is a phenomenal athlete, representing team U.S.A. in Rugby and helping us secure our first medal in Women’s Rugby, but she also is such a great role model for what it means to be a powerful woman that is judged…

Growing up in church, I remember watching all the kids over the years who were brought forward by their parents and godparents for baptism. Most of them would cry, especially as the water touched their foreheads; while others would sleep, no clue what was happening around them. And, I distinctly remember our Pastor, Paul, holding the babies like Simba in the Lion King…

Growing up as an athlete, I spent a lot of time focused on improving and expanding all the things that my body could do. For example, many people are surprised to find out that I used to be a goalie in soccer, despite my short stature, and that I had an over two-foot vertical jump that allowed me to reach above the crossbar. Or that I used to be a competitive swimmer, as…