Podcast Episodes
Back to Search"The Theology of Compost," by Jeff Chu — Janna Woelk
On August 10, Janna offered us a memorable sermon by Jeff Chu. Chu is a writer, teacher, former curator of the 'Evolving Faith Conference,' as well a…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
"Winipek," by Niigaan Sinclair — Janessa Nayler-Giesbrecht
On August 3 we were joined by Janessa Nayler-Giesbrecht, pastor of our sister church, Jubilee Mennonite. With Isaiah 42:1-7 in the background, Janess…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
"Jesus Acted Out the Alternative to Empire," by Walter Brueggemann — Gordon Matties
On July 27, Gordon honoured the late Walter Brueggemann with this timely sermon on 'totality,' drawing on 1 Kings 10:26-29 (Solomon's extractive econ…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
"Counter Narratives," by Glenn Jordan — Lori Matties
Our recylced sermon this week comes from a book by Glenn Jordan and Pádraig Ó Tuama, entitled, Borders and Belonging: The Book of Ruth: a Story for o…
9 months, 1 week ago
“God’s Prophetic People Today are the Church,” by Helen Paynter — Mary Anne Isaak
Continuing with our recycled sermons over summer, Mary Anne offers a sermon she received from Helen Paynter this past May at the Believers Church Con…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
The Road to Emmaus: The Story Isn't Over Yet — Elfrieda Schroeder
River East is sister churches with Jubilee Mennonite Church, just down the road, and this summer we are populating our pulpits in partnership!
This we…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
"Confessions of an Irreligious Christian" by David Bentley Hart — Aaron Thiessen
Rather than continue through the Narrative Lectionary, over the summer months REC is continuing our tradition of offering 'recycled' sermons.
Rather …
9 months, 4 weeks ago
(From the Archives) A Failed Revolution — Aaron Thiessen
In this final re-upload of 2022's "Four Faces of the Prodigal Son" series, Aaron shares a so-called "dark reading" of Jesus' famous parable. Drawing …
10 months, 1 week ago
(From the Archives) Count Your Blessings... and Your Children — Aaron Thiessen
Continuing with the throwback series "Four Faces of the Prodigal Son," this time Aaron takes a look at the parable with the help of Jewish New Testam…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
(From the Archives) The Prodigal Christ — Aaron Thiessen
Happy Pentecost Sunday! At REC, our practice is to accept new members into the church in the Sundays surrounding Pentecost, which means our sermons a…
10 months, 3 weeks ago