personal growth

Rev. Gretchen Haley explores how to respond to the uncertainty that arises in moments of transition and digs into how focusing on the now and grounding in community can be life-steadying. 

Rev. Sean explores radical hospitality and how church feeds the part of all of us that yearns to belong in a community - woven through past and present - that holds our whole selves. 6:07 Rev. Sean's sermon26:08 Guided meditation with Rev. Elaine29:03 Abortion rights response and resourcesRead Rev. Gretchen Haley and Rev. Elaine Aron-Tenbrink's response to the threat on abortion rights.

Rev. Gretchen delivers an Earth Day message inviting us to practice the pause where we can both honor what’s been lost and lean into co-creating a joyful life. 2:31 Rev. Gretchen Haley’s sermon Earth Seeds 20:28 Foothills member Beckie Wagner reflects on her journey out of despair 25:21 Rev. Sean closes our Regeneration series   Learn more about Be More Gay at https://foothillsuu.org/bemoregay

Rev. Elaine Aron-Tenbrink guides us in exploring how we can move through ambiguous loss and pandemic social atrophy by attuning ourselves to what is alive. When we embrace observation and follow the threads of what is alive and beautiful, here and now, we begin to imagine something new to hope for. 1:31 Reflection from Rev. Meg Riley read by Rev. Sean Neil-Barron5:56 Rev. Elaine Aron-Tenbrink's sermon "Aligning with Aliveness"

What do we do when we feel so stuck or in despair that moving forward doesn't feel possible? Rev. Sean explores how we can find hope through doing. 5:28 Rev. Sean Neil-Barron's sermon "Hope is a Verb"34:53 Closing song: "Hope with Our Hands"   

Does living your best life mean that you've got it all figured out? Does it mean all pleasure and no pain? Does the concept of no pain even make sense in the world where joy and beauty are so often entangled with disappointment and struggle? Rev. Elaine digs into these questions and more with long-time Foothills members Lynn Young and Bob Bacon. They explore how we can hold the tension of being both awake to suffering and open to beauty and joy.

Rev. Sean draws on East Asian philosophy and religious traditions to explore how embracing flow can help us live our best life.

This week on the podcast we're diving into a new series called "Your Best Life," exploring how we don’t need to have it together, to do it together. What our consumer society tells us we need to live our best life is a lie... so what the heck does it mean to live your best life? Join Revs. Sean and Elaine as they explore a possible answer to this big question.  2:49 - Reading from No Cure for being Human by Kate Bowler 6:12 - Conversation with Revs. Sean and Elaine