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Living Through Other People's Eyes We often do just that. Yet peace in living in the world as God sees it. Secrets of Heaven 549

Good Competition/Bad Competition "Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us." Hebrews 12:1

How Can We Stop Pretending? Happiness can be found in shared joy, shared struggle, but not in projections. Secrets of Heaven 549

Contentment Should we aspire do to nothing, or should we aspire to contentment? Secrets of Heaven 452

A New Kind of Creative We often imagine creativity as an "above-it-all" thing - a individual vision from the mountaintop. But there is a spiritual creativity to be found at the bottom, in the concrete. Secrets of Heaven 452

Connecting on the Ground Floor - 10 Minutes of Calm We can often see faith as "higher than", as elevation or altitude. Maybe parts of faith are "higher than", but the heart of faith is much more connected to the ground floor. Secrets of Heaven 451

Never a Complete Success. Never a Complete Failure. - 10 Minutes of Calm We tend to sort life into events that are either a complete success or a complete success. Let's find a more nuanced way to hold things. Gen. 4:24 Secrets of Heaven 433

How Do Faith and Forgiveness Go Together? Faith and forgiveness come together in surprising ways. Gen. 4:24 Secrets of Heaven 433

Immediately and Forever An aspiration way to see forgiveness ... immediately and forever. Gen. 4:24 Secrets of Heaven 433

Angels are with us from the very beginning of scripture and from the very beginning of our lives. They bring creativity, inspiration and comfort. Let's talk about that blessed work, how angels weave their way into our lives. 7/10/2022

Tattoo You God leaves a mark even on the broken parts. What does that mark say? "Love above all the other commandments." Gen. 4:15 Secrets of Heaven 396

Cleaning Out the Closet With God, there will often be glimmers of light at the bottom of all things - including the hard things. Our job? Clean out the closet. Gen. 4:19 Secrets of Heaven 408

Using Those Difficult Parts as a Seed - 10 Minutes of Calm

What is the best arrangement for a human life? Join Curtis Childs as we explore the three universal categories of love and how we can prioritize them within ourselves in harmony with God’s design. 7/3/2022

What Can We Do About the Mean People in Our Lives? Sometimes the best we can do is this - if we can't love someone - we can send our love TO them. Gen. 4:13 Secrets of Heaven 383

Contrasting Opposites Contrasting opposites, like negative space in art, helps us to see. It is a way towards peace. Gen. 4:12 Secrets of Heaven 380

A Way Past Distraction Much of the time the chatter in our brains can feel like a curse. How do we move past it? Gen. 4:12 Secrets of Heaven 380

The Secret Prayers of Ruby Bridges Sharing stories in life matters a great deal. Let's share one today.

Faith Has a Purpose It takes little to actually know the truth, to have a knowledge of faith. Yet faith has a deeper purpose. Gen. 4:11 Secrets of Heaven 379

We look for "eureka" moments, where the longing for an answer leads to an insight. Join Pastor Chuck and Curtis Childs for a "eureka" moment around faith. 6/26/2022

From the beginning of creation we are consistently reminded that God is with us. When we remember that God is with us we are reminded that others are with us too. This powerful imagery is how we work our way out of isolation and into lifegiving community. 6/19/2022

In our journeys we will find most often that we need more people to travel with us versus less. That was true thousands of years ago as Moses wrestled with the loneliness of leadership. How can we learn to engage others, to celebrate their gifts, and make the world a better place? 6/12/2022

How do we differentiate between being alone vs solitude? Feelings of isolation, disconnection and loneliness are more prevalent than ever. This week we explore how to combat those feelings and to find ways to reach out and to connect with others. As Dorothy Day puts it "We have all known the long loneliness and the only solution is love and that love comes with community" 6/5/2022

Through a life of commitment and dedication, there will be inevitable challenges to those things we deeply treasure. How do we react? How do we deal with the setbacks we all face? How do we commit and accept the costs of commitment? 5/29/2022

It’s important for us to think about how our lives will move forward. Will love carry us? Knowledge? Intellect? Maybe it is all three put in the right order - love in the end generating its own wisdom. 5/22/2022

Gratitude greatly simplifies our life. And here is the trick - it is not about gratitude somehow attached to "more." It is instead learning how to be grateful "with." That kind of gratitude builds presence and courage. 5/15/2022

We all know that in the long run people value experiences more than things. How then do we learn to recalibrate, valuing memories more than the material? 5/8/2022

We navigate life not out of knowing how the whole journey will go, but instead using a few key coordinates. What’s your true North? 5/1/22

"Let there be light." With those words, God creates not physical light, but spiritual light within each of us. At this service we'll be learning to see ourselves in the days of the Creation story, tracing God's tireless work to take each of us from being "without form and void" to becoming the kind of heavenly person that is truly a resting place for God. 4/24/22

Join us for this inspiring family service as we celebrate Easter Sunday together! 4/17/22

This week, we look at two events - happening side-by-side - a trial and a story of denial. While we know our lives must be grounded in hope and joy, we also know we are human. God meets us there. 4/10/22

Part of the celebration of Easter is actually allowing ourselves to enter quieter, more reflective places. What might we hear from God there? 4/3/22

Every person is a treasure, and totally worthy of love. Remembering that when they just cut in and stole the parking space you wanted? That can get tricky. We'll look at three simple, practical, yet profound techniques for seeing everyone through God's eyes. 3/27/22

Social media often forces us to chase a beauty that is at best elusive. How do we find a way to be centered on a view of ourselves grounded in God’s love? 3/20/22

When someone we love takes their life it fills us with heartbreak and tenderness. Join us as we gently hold this topic together. **Due to the sensitive nature of the topic for this week, we want to communicate ahead of time about this week’s service, “Stay”, where we will discuss the tender subject of suicide. We encourage you to make the best decision for you and your family if this is a service that may not be suitable for you at this time.** The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255 3/13/22

Join us this Sunday as we look at the universal experience of grieving. Grief is something many of us have experienced. As Anne Lamott puts it, "They live forever in your broken heart that doesn't seal back up...It's like having a broken leg that never heals perfectly - that still hurts when the weather gets cold, but you learn to dance with the limp." Come hear how others have learned to dance through life celebrating the loved ones they have lost. 3/6/22

Join us for a message on shifting our frame of reference. One that can feel radical at times, but ultimately transformative and life-giving. 2/27/22

We can confuse “clarity” with “purity.” God does not offer a “pure” world. What He offers us is a good world. 2/20/22

It is relatively easy to love those within our own self-defined tribe. They are the ones “like us” as opposed to others who are not. This kind of mistaken essentialism falters communities and our ability to join together in serving the common good. There are answers, in different ways God calls us to live. 2/13/22

Forgiveness is one of the more challenging hurdles we face in life. How do we forgive, authentically and lovingly as God would ask us to, even in situations where the hurt and harm is absolutely real? 2/6/22

Many have found a “home” at church, a place with a deep sense of belonging, as well as opportunities to grow and serve. That growth is reflected in our families, our relationships, our jobs, even in our schools/education. Join us for this special New Church Live Service in connection with young adults from the Academy of the New Church. You are sure to leave inspired! 1/30/22

What’s waiting for us on the other side? We’ll talk about the welcome everyone receives, and the three stages of learning that mark our fresh start in the life to come – with Curtis Childs. 1/23/2022

Join us for a special service this Martin Luther King Day weekend as we welcome Philadelphia attorney and reigning Ms. Universe Nikki Johnson-Huston to New Church Live. This week we look at the Beloved Community, Connection, and Possibility.

All of us have relationships we would love to see shift in the new year. How, with God's help, can we do that? 1/9/2022

What can get in the way of a fresh start is often our own habitual thinking around only taking the paths we know will yield success. But God offers something far more fun - possibility! Join us as we look at a fresh start in 2022. 1/2/2022

Cycles of life spinning you around? Don’t worry, even if it doesn’t always seem like it, God is constantly bringing you forward to something better. 12/26/21

Join us this Christmas as we celebrate Christmas Eve together in this special family service. 12/24/21

While much of love is defined along both romantic and emotional levels, the love we find in the Christmas story is much more a steadfast love, built through transformative solidarity of simply showing up again and again. Join us as we celebrate the season with this new and inspiring view of an actionable love. 12/19/21

Join us as we look at joy in a new light. Beyond superficial happiness, beyond entertainment, true joy lies deep within our souls, a place touched by God. 12/12/21

Christmas reminds us of a deeper peace beyond life's circumstances, a peace reminding us, "God is here too." Join us as we celebrate the season together! 12/5/21