Unscripted sermons from a husband-and-wife co-pastor team from Fort Street Presbyterian Church in downtown Detroit. A space for ex-vangelicals, questioners, and the spiritually bruised.
Unedited, unscripted sermons from a husband-and-wife co-pastor team from Fort Street Presbyterian Church in downtown Detroit. A space for ex-vangelicals, questioners, and the spiritually bruised who are curious about reinterpreting scripture.
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Unscripted sermons from a husband-and-wife co-pastor team from Fort Street Presbyterian Church in downtown Detroit. A space for ex-vangelicals, questioners, and the spiritually bruised.
The story of Mary and Martha isn’t a personality quiz; it’s a priorities check. This sermon names the spiritual art of offering a true yes(which always includes a no), the courage to choose people over perfection, and how Jesus reorders our holiday hustle toward the “one thing” that won’t be taken away.
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30 Dec 2025
The Hope of Christmas
Advent hope isn’t passive nostalgia; it’s path-building. Mark opens not with a manger but with John in the wilderness, calling us to prepare the way. This sermon uses a four-step trail-building guide (mark the route, clear the small stuff, reinforce weak spots, post signs) to name our Advent work—then points to Taizé’s Brother Roger as a peacemaker who kept pointing away from himself toward Christ’s new thing.
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16 Dec 2025
Hope Don't Lie
Advent begins with Jeremiah’s promise to exiles: God will raise a righteous branch who brings justice and righteousness. This sermon contrasts airport-style optimism (“maybe 20 more minutes…”) with true hope—honest about the dark, stubbornly communal, and aimed at justice. With stories of labor, ordination, and the Stockdale Paradox.
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