Speaker: Rev. Anthony Mtuaswa Johnson

Water Communion: Renewal and Resilience

We look forward to returning to in-person services on Sunday, September 12 at our previous home at the JCSVV (Jewish Community of Sedona and Verde Valley) located at 100 Meadowlark Lane in Sedona, with Reverend Anthony Johnson presiding as our new minister. Please click on the title for today’s service for more details, including our new safety protocols for Covid-19.

Are You an Omnist?

An Omnist, in contemporary terms, has come to describe a person who recognizes and respects all religions or lack thereof. The Oxford dictionary defines an Omnist as one who “believes in all faiths or creeds, a person who believes in a single transcendent purpose or cause uniting all things or people.” This sermon shall ponder … Continue reading Are You an Omnist?

A Day Later

In this month of our country’s “Independence“, this sermon shall reflect upon the words of Frederick Douglas; “the rich inheritance of justice, liberty, prosperity and independence, bequeathed by your fathers, is shared by you, not by me. The sunlight that brought light and healing to you, has brought stripes and death to me. This Fourth … Continue reading A Day Later

Shall We Play?

What is play and how can it influence our ongoing free and responsible search for truth and meaning? . . . especially in our current time of cultural and societal tumult? It has been said that to truly laugh, you must take your pain and play with it . . .   View this service … Continue reading Shall We Play?

The Power of Story

Across time and all cultures, it is the story that has been and continues to be an agent of personal transformation. This sermon will remind us of the power of stories and the power within our own story. Our stories motivate and challenge us to reevaluate our world and our place in it. So, we … Continue reading The Power of Story

A New Becoming

This sermon asks us to ponder and to reflect upon this tangled, tumultuous journey of our present time and ask ourselves, what are we becoming? It will also challenge us to consider the words of Albert Schweitzer, who said; “The path of awakening is not about becoming who you are. Rather it is about unbecoming … Continue reading A New Becoming

Kids These Days

We put the spotlight our newest generation, whom we may choose to call “Kids These Days,” those between the ages of 3 and 23. Most of these young folks are still too young to have had a significant impact on our society but the older ones may be fighting our war in Afghanistan. Instead of our … Continue reading Kids These Days

Wisdom in Today’s World

What is wisdom? How does it differ from knowledge? Is the difference worth discerning? This sermon will explore the landscape of the difference between knowledge and wisdom and how the difference plays out in our modern world. View this service here: https://youtu.be/5F_9qs54KoM Or visit our YouTube channel to view any of our past services:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJTjio4Bwr7rY_Ez2RzPv6g