Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchCross Training — Attachment Theory with Gerald Loewen
River East's adult Sunday School ministry is affectionately known as "Cross Training." Since there was no sermon this past week, by popular demand, here is Gerald Loewen's presentation on attachment …
Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago
Mystery Boxes and the Community Hermeneutic — Aaron Thiessen
On January 19, Aaron dove into the many mysterious aspects of Luke 4:14-30. Rather than finding clean answers, he rested on the questions, inviting us to hold them together as the community of believ…
Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago
Parade of Baptisms — Mary Anne Isaak
Sorry for the delay—we unfortunately keep running into recording issues!
On January 12, Mary Anne dove into the story of Jesus' baptism in Luke 3:1-22, helping us see the many different registers that…
Published on 10 months, 4 weeks ago
Voices of Elders (Among Us) — Gerald Hildebrand
Still playing catch up!
On December 29, 2024, Gerald Hildebrand took us through Luke 2:21-38, and the Gospel's unusual inclusion of two elderly prophets: Anna and Simeon. "Want to know what's really g…
Published on 11 months, 1 week ago
Gabriel's Message — Mary Anne Isaak
We're catching up on uploads after the Christmas break!
On fourth advent, December 22nd, Mary Anne offered this short homily focusing on the angel Gabriel (Luke 1:26-45). The sermon was complimented w…
Published on 11 months, 1 week ago
(From the Archives) Emmanuel Who? — Aaron Thiessen
River East Church has a long-standing tradition of holding a 'Music Sunday' on Third Advent, meaning we forgo a sermon and instead have a service of songs, poetry, and other artforms.
Thus, we once ag…
Published on 1 year ago
Beam Me Up, Scotus! — Aaron Thiessen
This Second Advent, Aaron used the readings from Joel 2:12-13, 28-29 as a way to explore Christ's Incarnation (as well as some tropes from Star Trek). Is the Incarnation best told as a 'rescue plan' …
Published on 1 year ago
Forefronting Hope — Mary Anne Isaak
On December 1, First Advent, Mary Anne reflected on the famous story of Daniel and the Lions' Den (Dan 6:6-27). Instead of viewing this story as lauding the personal piety of one man, perhaps we can …
Published on 1 year ago
(From the Archives) The Holy Pooper — Aaron Thiessen
By popular request, we're re-uploading this memorable Advent sermon for our 'From the Archives' upload. "The Holy Pooper" was originally offered on Christmas Eve, 2023, where Aaron viewed the familia…
Published on 1 year ago
Holy Infection — Aaron Thiessen
On November 17, Aaron's picked up on the theme of 'infection' or 'spread' of holiness in Isaiah 6:1-8 (and elsewhere in Scripture), drawing an analogy with the 'zombie walk' phenomenon of the mid and…
Published on 1 year, 1 month ago