Every person bears the image of God. The Rev. Mike Wallins reflects on Jesus’ command to give to Caesar what is Caesar’s and to God what is God’s, calling Christians to resist fear and division, defend human dignity, welcome the vulnerable, and ground our public lives in justice, mercy, and love.

These timestamps come directly from the full service transcript:

25:12 – Sermon Begins

25:30 – A Ministry of Compassion at the Border

29:02 – How Is Your Spirit?

30:53 – Jesus, Caesar, and a Divided Nation

32:59 – Whose Image Do We Bear?

35:23 – Immigration, Justice, and Human Dignity

37:03 – God’s Sovereignty Beyond Borders

39:17 – Politics Shaped by God’s Character

41:16 – Refusing to Let Fear Harden Our Hearts

42:29 – Caesar Can Have the Coins

44:44 – Closing Prayer

47:06 – Sermon Ends

We often look to money, success, appearance, and possessions to give us security and even save us. But these things cannot satisfy our deepest longing. Through generosity, we loosen money’s hold on us and discover a different kind of abundance: relationship, shared joy, and the feast God invites us into.

On the Feast of St. Francis, The Rev. Simone Drinkwater reflects on Francis' radical authenticity, stubborn love, and commitment to justice in a church struggling with power and change. Francis reminds us that faithfulness is not conformity but becoming fully ourselves in Christ, whose love gives us permission to live courageously and compassionately.

Explore the mystery of angels and their significance in our lives. In this thought-provoking sermon, The Rev. Mike Angell invites us to consider how angels point us to deeper truths about our existence and faith.

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Drawing on Exodus, Jesus' teaching on forgiveness, and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s question "Where Do We Go from Here?", The Rev. Mike Angell explores the difference between contract and covenant. In an age of anxiety and artificial intelligence, Christian community is built through mercy, forgiveness, relationship, and grace.

Our preacher in Residence reflects on what it means to be “Christian enough,” inviting us to see ourselves, our neighbors, and the world through Jesus’ soft eyes. Moving beyond judgment, fear, and exclusion, she calls the church to embody grace, community, justice, and Christ's presence through courageous love and solidarity.

What does true religion look like? Reflecting on Moses at the burning bush, Jesus' call to take up the cross, and the witness of Dolly Parton, The Rev. Mike Angell explores faith as attention to God's presence, solidarity with those who suffer, and a life shaped by generosity, justice, and love.