The Foothills Deeper Pod
Episodes

Wednesday Apr 13, 2022
How to move through ambiguous loss
Wednesday Apr 13, 2022
Wednesday Apr 13, 2022
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"

Wednesday Feb 02, 2022
How to Apologize
Wednesday Feb 02, 2022
Wednesday Feb 02, 2022
Rev. Gretchen explores the mechanics of a good apology and how whole-hearted attempts at repair have the potential to heal and set us all free. Rev. Elaine also guides us in a prayer that integrates the four parts of a good apology.

Wednesday Dec 22, 2021
Deeper Episode 18: Waiting So the World Can Change
Wednesday Dec 22, 2021
Wednesday Dec 22, 2021
Waiting is a given, but how we wait is up to us. Revs. Gretchen and Sean explore how to develop patience in a culture that emphasizes immediate results and in a pandemic time when the wait never seems to end.

Wednesday Dec 08, 2021
Deeper Episode 16: Preppers
Wednesday Dec 08, 2021
Wednesday Dec 08, 2021
This week, we're kicking off our December series: Make Room, because this Holiday season we're inviting you to make room for joy, love, hope and being present to the moment. This first week of Make Room, Rev. Gretchen Haley draws on the story of Hanukkah, the cold war, Y2K, and the great resignation, to explore what it means to be prepared.

Friday Oct 22, 2021
Deeper Episode Nine: Essential In Us
Friday Oct 22, 2021
Friday Oct 22, 2021
Reflect on how relationships are essential to your life. How can you intentionally hold space for others and build relationships that allow each person to be themselves without attempts to fix or change one another? Featuring Rev. Gretchen, Rev. Elaine, and Rev. Sean.

Tuesday Oct 19, 2021
Deeper Episode Eight: ”What is Essential?”
Tuesday Oct 19, 2021
Tuesday Oct 19, 2021
Revs. Elaine and Sean kick off our Essential series, where we're taking a deep dive together into asking what matters most in this life? What is the essence of being human? In this time with so many distractions and a premium put on staying busy and achieving productivity, how do we remember what is most essential? How do we consciously live lives that reflect our understanding of what is most deeply important?

Tuesday May 04, 2021
Life Lessons with Poet Megan Benedict | May 2, 2021
Tuesday May 04, 2021
Tuesday May 04, 2021
Poet Megan Benedict -who wrote nine spontaneous poems during Sunday's service! - shares her lessons for keeping a spirit of play when writing, especially lessons for when she gets stuck.

Monday Mar 08, 2021
Reading: There Is No Easier Way by Elizabeth Nguyen | March 7, 2021
Monday Mar 08, 2021
Monday Mar 08, 2021
Rev. Sean reads "There Is No Easier Way" by Elizabeth Nguyen.