play Play pause Pause S2 E9 Nov 10, 2025 When God is Silent From Luke’s gospel to a cellar wall in wartime. This Remembrance Day reflection asks how we hold faith and memory together when the world keeps breaking our hearts.📖 S...
play Play pause Pause S2 E8 Oct 26, 2025 Dreams that Break the Drought In this poetic reflection, Rev. Bri-anne dreams of rain that falls on everyone, and a Spirit that floods every forgotten corner. From soup kitchens to shelter lines, f...
play Play pause Pause S2 E6 Sep 29, 2025 Score one for the water. Score one for love. Rev. Bri-anne weaves together a love story, a community’s fight to protect the water, and Psalm 42’s cry of longing. A reflection on rivers, resistance, and the ways w...
play Play pause Pause S2 E5 Sep 16, 2025 Before the Parking Lot Rev. Bri-anne invites us back to the first liturgy of Genesis 1—when creation sang “let there be” before we paved paradise and called it progress. A reflection on cove...
play Play pause Pause S2 E4 Sep 08, 2025 Cloud Illusions On this Cosmic Sunday, we turn our gaze to clouds, golden hour light, and Holy Mystery. Through Joni Mitchell’s lyrics, John’s gospel, and A Song of Faith, we explore ...
play Play pause Pause S2 E3 Jul 31, 2025 Martha, Martha Before Jesus even speaks, there is a woman quietly falling apart in the kitchen...In this episode, Rev. Bri-anne reflects on the story of Mary and Martha—not as a riva...
play Play pause Pause S2 E2 Jul 06, 2025 All We Are is Dust in the Wind What does it mean to share good news in a world overwhelmed by bad news? In this episode, Rev. Bri-anne explores Luke 10 and the radical vulnerability of discipleship....
play Play pause Pause S2 E1 Jun 29, 2025 The Word Was Made Flesh and the Flesh was Queer This Pride episode of Sermons from the East End is a lyrical reflection on the queerness of God, the holiness of queer bodies, and the love that refuses to be caged by...
play Play pause Pause S1 E17 Oct 29, 2024 Kyrie Eleison In this episode of Sermons from the East End, Rev. Bri-anne delves into the transformative power of mercy. Reflecting on the story of Jesus and Bartimaeus, along with ...
play Play pause Pause S1 E16 Oct 07, 2024 Paradise Might Laugh Join Rev. Bri-anne as she explored the legend of the ivory-billed woodpecker, a symbol of resilience and hope amidst destruction. Isn't it funny how nature (and God?) ...
play Play pause Pause S1 E15 Sep 25, 2024 I'll Do Anything For You Through reflections on Genesis, Mary Oliver’s poetry, and the hidden wisdom of trees, we contemplate our place within the divine ecosystem and how interconnectedness s...
play Play pause Pause Recommended Episode S1 E14 Sep 16, 2024 All things go! All things grow! In this episode of Sermons from the East End, Rev. Bri-anne invites us into the layered beauty of the two Creation stories in Genesis, exploring how they shape our und...
play Play pause Pause S1 E13 Sep 09, 2024 Blessed be the Mystery of Love Rev. Bri-anne reflects on the theme of Holy Mystery, exploring ancient creation stories, awe, and our invitation to embrace wonder, love, and the sacred beauty of the ...
play Play pause Pause S1 E12 Apr 02, 2024 I Need Easter Rev. Bri-anne is confronted with Good Friday all the time. She needs Easter so that has the strength to keep going...and dancing. God is a great dance partner.Scriptur...
play Play pause Pause S1 E11 Mar 25, 2024 Kiss it Better The first warm day of spring brings with it the promise of ice cream and the park. Yet, it was on such a day that a simple outing with Rev. Bri-anne and her children t...
play Play pause Pause S1 E10 Mar 18, 2024 Sometimes When We Touch Mary anoints Jesus and wipes away the costly perfume with her hair. Judas is scandalized. Scandal seems to follow Jesus everywhere. We explore the very human (dare we ...
play Play pause Pause S1 E9 Mar 03, 2024 "Christian" is an Adjective Jesus enters the outer courts of the temple and has a temper tantrum, turning over the tables and driving out the animals. Clearly this means Jesus doesn't think comm...
play Play pause Pause S1 E8 Feb 26, 2024 Take Up Your Cross Jesus asks, "Who do you say that I am?" Peter gets it right. Jesus says he needs to die. Peter says don't do that. Jesus calls Peter Satan and invites his followers to...
play Play pause Pause S1 E7 Feb 20, 2024 Drenched to the Bone Join Rev. Bri-anne as she talks about God changing their mind, Rev. Bri-anne changing her own mind, and the change of mind and heart of a certain media pundit.Scriptur...
play Play pause Pause S1 E6 Oct 23, 2023 Imprinted with the Image of God Join Rev. Bri-anne as she talks about not knowing what to say or how to feel about the conflict unfolding in Israel and Palestine. Lament is important. Sitting with h...
