Publications

“Minimalism” (Acts 2:37-47)

Rev. Leia Rose Battaglia

Our modern churches today have changed a bit since the earliest Christian communities of the first centuries. What connects us to those first believers in the ways that we worship?

“Large Letters” (Galatians 6:1-16)

Rev. Leia Rose Battaglia

It's important to remember that Bible figures like Paul were regular humans because otherwise it can be hard to live like them or follow their good examples.

“Fruit Salad” (Galatians 5:1, 13-25)

Rev. Leia Rose Battaglia

For freedom Christ has set us free, Paul reminds us. What will we choose to do with our freedom? Do we want to care for each other, or do we want to be right (and to heck with everyone else)?

“Wisdom (x3)” (Proverbs 8:1-11, 22-35)

Rev. Leia Rose Battaglia

One of the ways that the Bible talks about the Holy Spirit is as the personification of Wisdom. What is Wisdom, and how can we follow her?

“Untitled: Ascension V” (Luke 24:44-51)

Rev. Leia Rose Battaglia

The Feast of the Ascension, marking the moment when Jesus ascended into heaven before sending the Holy Spirit ten days later. What do we do with that in-between time, the empty space where we thought Jesus was supposed to be?

“Laundry Day” (Revelation 21:1, 22-22:5, 14)

Rev. Leia Rose Battaglia

The letter of Revelation is full of many surprising images, but one of them is the image of citizens of the new heaven and new earth washing their own robes. Our salvation is in God's hands, but we are still tasked with living out God's will on earth.

“Silence in Heaven” (Revelation 7:9-8:1)

Rev. Leia Rose Battaglia

In our often loud and hectic lives, can we make time to listen for God in the silence? What might we hear if we did?

“Saint George and the Dragon” (Psalm 148)

Rev. Leia Rose Battaglia

Psalm 148 calls on all the world to praise the Lord, from mountains to humans to cattle to dragons. God created an incredible, beautiful, weird, diverse world, but all our voices come together somehow in a symphony we will never fully hear or understand.

“An Expansive Life” (Luke 24:1-12)

Rev. Leia Rose Battaglia

Easter is not so much about an event as it is about an invitation to share the story. What will we do with the good news?

“Mary Magdalene’s Eulogy for Jesus”

Rev. Leia Rose Battaglia

When Peoples joined with Marble and Fieldstone for a joint Good Friday service, the evening was framed as a "funeral for Jesus." Pastor Leia gave a eulogy from the perspective of Mary Magdalene, reflecting on Jesus' ability to bring people together and open their eyes to new possibilities.