March 25, 2018 Union University Church Reverend Laurie DeMott During the weeks of Lent, we have been looking at ways in which the arts express our faith and inspire us with hope.  We’ve heard poems and stories, sung hymns, eaten bread, and moved our bodies in an expression of reverence, and finally in this last … More The Art of Hope:  Christian Art and the Cross

March 11, 2018 Luke 13:10-17 Union University Church Reverend Laurie DeMott You’ve probably seen a woman like the one in our gospel reading, a woman whose back is so distorted that she is permanently bent in half.  What would it be like, we wondered, to have your eyes always glued to the ground; to see … More The Art of Hope: Spirit and Body

Matthew 13:1-9, 33 March 4, 2018 Union University Church Reverend Laurie DeMott The other day, I was indulging my love of silly sci-fi by watching a show about time travel and in this particular episode, the characters had traveled back to the 1940s where they met the film actress Hedy Lamarr.  Hedy Lamarr was a … More The Art of Hope: Crafting Beauty