The one thousand sermons of this archive are a record of the thoughtful steps in Richard Rhem's journey as it deepened in the 1980s and then continued to evolve from a conservative beginning until it led him to his ultimate understanding: an open mind and a warm heart must be grounded in the Way of Love, and must affirm the quest and insight of all faiths. On that foundation can be built a community that practices religion not as dogma but as dialogue, mutual enrichment and understanding.
"Dick Rhem is the best teacher-preacher I have ever heard in my life." Marcus Borg
Life's Deepest Questions Before the Mystery of God
Lakeshore Interfaith Center
Gathering
Job 23:1-10; Ecclesiastes 3:1-22; John 1:1, 14, 18; I John 4:7-8, 12, 16
Lakeshore Interfaith Center, Ganges
August 21, 2011
God as Mystery; Wisdom Literature;
Hebrew Scriptures
What It Takes To Make a Heretic
Pentecost VII
Job 6: 25-26
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
July 10, 1994
Wisdom Literature, Hebrew Scriptures,
God of Compassion, Nature of God
Retribution is Not God's Idea
Pentecost IX
Job 20: 4-5; Job 21:7; Job 42:7
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
July 24, 1994
Nature of God, Justice, Community,
Wisdom Literature
The Hope That Heals The Human Hurt
Pentecost XV
Ecclesiastes 3: 12-13, 20; I Corinthians 15:54, 57
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
September 04, 1994
Mystery, Hope, Love of God, Grace of God
Wisdom Literature
November 01, 1994
Hebrew Scriptures, Wisdom Literature, Death,
Life, Nature of God
Finding Our Destiny in God's Gracious Purpose
Pentecost XII
Esther 4:14
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
August 23, 1987
Nature of God, Sovereign Grace, Hebrew
Scriptures, Divine Intention, Salvation,
Wisdom Literature, Providence of God