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
All Saints Day Prayer
All Saints Day
November 01, 2009
Community of Faith, All Saints' Day, prayer
Healing the Heart as We Say Goodbye in the Presence of Mystery
Sunday Social Gathering
All Saints Day
Ecclesiastes 3:1-23; II Cor. 4:16-5; 5:1, I Cor. 15:20
Grand Haven Community Center
November 01, 2009
Christian Year; Holy Days; Reformation
Day; All Saints' Day
Tell Me a Story
Lakeshore Interfaith
Gathering
Lakeshore Interfaith Center, Ganges
September 13, 2009
Emergence, Cosmic Evolution, Mystery
The Promise and Peril of Being Human
Lakeshore Interfaith
Gathering
Psalm 8; Genesis 3:1-7; Rev. 21:1-4, 22-25; 22:1-2
Lakeshore Interfaith Center, Ganges
August 09, 2009
Emergence, Divine Mystery
The Grace to Let Go
Memorial Service for Sally Hammond
Psalm 23; Mark 15:34; John 19:28-30; Luke 23:46
Lakeshore Interfaith Center, Ganges
July 25, 2009
Grace
Just Imagine...
Lakeshore Interfaith
Gathering
Micah 6:8; Luke 10:25-37; Imagine by John Lennon
Lakeshore Interfaith Center, Ganges
July 12, 2009
Nonviolence, Inclusivism
Can the Eagle and the Dove Fly Together?
Memorial Day Weekend;
Lakeshore Interfaith
Gathering
Matt. 5:38-48; Luke 4:6-21; Acts 1:1-11; 2:1-3
Lakeshore Interfaith Center, Ganges
May 24, 2009
Way of Jesus
Easter Reflection
Eastertide
Luke 24:13-35
Lakeshore Interfaith Center, Ganges
April 19, 2009
Historical Jesus; Forgiveness; Easter
The God We Cannot Flee
Lakeshore Interfaith
Gathering
Psalm 139
Lakeshore Interfaith Center, Ganges
October 19, 2008
Immanence of God, Nature of Spiritual Experience
The Human Hunger for God
Lakeshore Interfaith
Gathering
Lakeshore Interfaith Center, Ganges
September 14, 2008
Mystical experience, Hans K?ng,
C.S. Lewis, Schliermacher, Brain
science
When the Heart is Surprised by Hope
Lakeshore Interfaith
Gathering
Lamentations 3:20
Lakeshore Interfaith Center, Ganges
August 10, 2008
Theodicy, Hope
Rotary Prayer
50-year celebration
Spring Lake Rotary Club
July 28, 2008
Rotary, prayer, 2008
Picnic Prayer
Sunday Potluck Picnic
Pottawattomie Park
July 23, 2008
2008, prayer
Your Elephant is Showing...
Sunday Potluck Picnic
Pottawattomie Park
July 23, 2008
Exclusivism, pluralism, Brain Science,
Arc of Justice
Prayer
Sunday Social Gathering
Grand Haven Community Center
May 04, 2008
Gratitude, Community
A Final Act of Grace
Sunday Social Gathering
Grand Haven Community Center
May 04, 2008
Community of Faith,
Practice of Grace
Unruly Grace
Lakeshore Interfaith
Gathering
Matthew 20:1-16
Lakeshore Interfaith Center, Ganges
October 28, 2007
Transforming Love, 2007
Transforming Love
Lakeshore Interfaith
Gathering
Luke 7: 18-50
Lakeshore Interfaith Center, Ganges
September 16, 2007
Transforming Love
The Prodigal Son's Father
Lakeshore Interfaith
Gathering
Luke 15:11-24
Lakeshore Interfaith Center, Ganges
August 19, 2007
Transforming Love, Nature of God
A Fool For Christ
Palm Sunday
Luke 19:35-44; John 12:9-19; Zechariah 9:9-10
Lakeshore Interfaith Center, Ganges
April 01, 2007
Palm Sunday, Transforming Love,
Way of Jesus
Here I Stand
Sunday Evening Gathering
Spring Lake Country Club
September 24, 2006
Community, Worship
The Magnificent Vision of Shalom
Summer Social Gathering
Spring Lake Country Club
August 27, 2006
postmodern, paradigm shift, God as Love,
shalom
Seeing is Believing: When the Word Becomes Flesh
Ordination Service for Bill Freeman
Micah 6:608; I Corinthians 13; John 1:1-5, 14, 18
First Congregational United Church of Christ, Belding, Michigan
May 07, 2006
God is love, Divine Intention
The Making of a Liberal
Summer Social Gathering
Spring Lake Country Club
August 06, 2006
Postmodern, History of Liberalism,
Personal Journey
A Shared Yearning & Journey - The Religious Quest
Ecclesiastes 3:1-13; John 3:1-10
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
August 28, 2005
Religious quest, personal journey
Arrogant Claim & Impossible Demand - The Peril of Religion
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
August 21, 2005
Religious quest, personal journey
Love That Just Won't Give Up
Easter
Luke 24:13-17, 28-35; I John 1:1-4; 4:7-8, 12, 16
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
March 27, 2005
Transforming Love, Easter
Advent 2004 Prayer
Advent
December 02, 2004
Advent Prayer, Embodying Grace
Remembering Joseph Harry
Advent
At a Family Gathering
December 01, 2004
Mystery of Being, Grace
Thanksgiving Prayer for the World
Thanksgiving
November 24, 2004
Shalom, Nonviolence
Good Religion: Passionate and Intelligent
Center for Religion and Life Weekend
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
October 10, 2004
Duncan Littlefair, Fountain Street Church
Of Dreams and Visions
Baccalaureate Sunday;
Eastertide VII
Joel 2:28-29; Acts 2:14-17; Luke 4:16-30
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
May 30, 2004
Pentecost, global peace,
global community
Resurrection: A Shift in Perception
Eastertide II
Acts 7:54-8:1;I Corinthians 13:1-8; John 20:19-23
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
April 18, 2004
resurrection, love
The Destabilizing, Troubling God
Palm Sunday;
Passion Sunday
Luke 19:35-20:2
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
April 04, 2004
Shalom, Eschatology, Grace
About Christian Tradition and the Church
Midweek Lent
Mark 2:18-28; 14:32-42
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
March 31, 2004
Church, Tradition, Change
Do You Suppose God Is Really Like That?
Lent V
Luke 15:11-24
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
March 28, 2004
Shalom, Eschatology, Grace
About the Bible
Midweek Lent
Psalm 139; Matthew 5:43-48
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
March 17, 2004
Scripture, Critical Thinking
About Christian Faith
Midweek Lent
Luke 9:51-56; 22:39-46; 23:32-38
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
March 10, 2004
Christian Faith,Inclusive
Jesus, the Truth of God
Lent II
John 14:1-14
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
March 07, 2004
Non-exclusivism, Human as Divine
About Religion
Midweek Lent
Isaiah 44:9-20; Acts 17:16-31
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
March 03, 2004
Religion, Inclusive
Remembering The Way He Was
Lent I
Luke 22:14-23
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
February 29, 2004
Historical Jesus, Way of Jesus
This Quiet Dust
Ash Wednesday
Ecclesiastes 3; II Corinthians 4:16-5:5
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
February 25, 2004
Littlefair, Miracle of Life
One Reality - Rigorous Science, Passionate Religion
Epiphany VII
Isaiah 46:1-4; Psalm 8
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
February 22, 2004
Natural Religion
By What Authority?
Epiphany VI
Mark 11:15-19;
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
February 15, 2004
Littlefair, Authority of Scripture
To the Wonder, Glory, Miracle and Joy of Life!
Epiphany V
Ecclesiastes 3; Philippians 4
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
February 08, 2004
Littlefair, Natural Religion, wonder,
miracle of life
The Face of God: The Celebration of the Life of Duncan E. Littlefair
Friday Memorial Service
Ecclesiastes 3: I John 4; John 1
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
February 06, 2004
Litttlefair, Cosmic Drama, The Human as
Embodiment of God
The Grace to Embrace the Future
Christmastide
Philippians 1:3-11; Luke 2:25-35
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
December 28, 2003
Change, Continuity, Grace
Two Births, Two Views, Two Empires - Where Does Peace Lie?
Advent IV
Isaiah 11:1-9; Luke 2:1-58
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
December 21, 2003
Advent, Nature of God, Peace
Would It Matter If It Didn't Happen?
Midweek Advent
Isaiah 7:10-17; Galatians 4:1-7; Matthew 1:18-25
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
December 17, 2003
Advent
Looking For God in All the Wrong Places
Advent III
Isaiah 40:4,5; John 1:1-5, 14, 18; 14:8-14
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
December 14, 2003
Divine Intention, Nature of God,
Gospel of Thomas