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
Love Never Ends
Fred Meijer Memorial Service Meditation
I Corinthians 13; Luke 10:25-37
Sunshine Community Church, Grand Rapids
November 30, 2011
Good Samaritan; Community
Prayer at Memorial of Fred Meijer
Fred Meijer Memorial Service
Sunshine Community Church, Grand Rapids
November 30, 2011
Community, Love
Only a Poem Will Do - When Gratitude Fills the Heart
Thanksgiving Sunday;
St. John's Episcopal Church
Psalm 16:5-11; Philippians 4:4-7; Matthew 6:23-34
St. John's Episcopal Church, Grand Haven
November 20, 2011
God is Grace; Gratitude; Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving Prayer
Thanksgiving
St. John's Episcopal Church, Grand Haven
November 20, 2011
Thanksgiving, Community
Prayer for Life
Nancy Edelmayer Funeral
November 09, 2011
Trust
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
Love At the Core: The Grain of the Universe
Lakeshore Interfaith Center
Gathering
Lakeshore Interfaith Center, Ganges
July 17, 2011
Sermon on the Mount; Transforming Love
Bread and Wine: A Sacrament of Dependence and Hope
Independence Day Celebration of a Family
Psalm 16:5-11; I Corinthians 13:8-13; John 1:14-18
A family Home
July 04, 2011
Holy Communion; Independence Day
The Way of Jesus: The Road Not Taken
Lent
Mark 8:31-9:1
St. John's Episcopal Church, Grand Haven
April 10, 2011
Way of Jesus; Nonviolence