Kairos-Milwaukie UCC Podcast: Recent Episodes
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents a selection of audio recordings of the sermons from our Sunday morning worship services. Kairos-Milwaukie UCC is located in Milwaukie, Oregon. Our main website is at www.KairosUCC.org
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents “Only What Is Whole Can Be Holy”. The reflection by Rev. Jeanne Randall-Bodman presented on Sunday, September 1, 2024.
“…Whatever is in our heart, whether it is joy or rage, resentment or mercy, fear or love, meanness or loveliness; whatever is in there will spill out on to others. No matter how we try to disguise it, our hearts will make themselves known. Which leads me to the question: what are you doing to take care of your heart? How is your heart? How are you caring for it? For our hearts to be whole, they must be tended… In order for good to come out of our hearts, our hearts must be grounded, our hearts must be whole.”
Liberating Words:
Song of Songs 2: 8-13
James 1: 17-27
Mark 7: 1-8, 14-15, 21-23
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Theme music “Listen!” composed by KMUCC members Dave Parker and Kathy Walden (used with permission of the composers).
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents “The Story Is Not Over”. The reflection by Rev. Jeanne Randall-Bodman presented on Sunday, March 31, 2024.
“The story of Easter reassures us that hope is stronger than despair, love is stronger that hate, life is stronger than death, and that with God nothing is impossible. God is with us in every human moment. Our fear and wonder can coexist with our joy. The story has not ended and it is always starting anew in us.”
Liberating Words:
Psalm 118: 1-2, 14-24
Mark 16: 1-8
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Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents “Even Now”. The reflection by Rev. Jeanne Randall-Bodman presented on Sunday, March 24, 2024.
“The promise of Easter is that love is stronger than death; that the realm of God is present, even now…”
Liberating Words:
John 12: 12-26
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Theme music “Listen!” composed by KMUCC members Dave Parker and Kathy Walden (used with permission of the composers).
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents “The Jesus We Have Known”. The reflection by Rev. Jeanne Randall-Bodman presented on Sunday, March 17, 2024.
“This is our high calling: to help get the Jesus we have known, the Jesus of compassion, and justice and joy, out of the confines that tradition has made for him. To help a hurting world see the beauty, freedom and truth in the Jesus we have known.”
Liberating Words:
Jeremiah 31: 31-34
John 12: 20-33
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Theme music “Listen!” composed by KMUCC members Dave Parker and Kathy Walden (used with permission of the composers).
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents “Truth Telling”. The reflection by Rev. Jeanne Randall-Bodman presented on Sunday, March 10, 2024.
“If we don’t know where we are, how are we going to get further along? Truth telling about where we are and where we’ve been is not meant to leave anyone in shame. It may include repentance, and transformation, and new life, but that is the opposite of shame. Shame keeps us small and trapped; un-free and unable to live fully; unable to give and accept love freely.”
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Theme music “Listen!” composed by KMUCC members Dave Parker and Kathy Walden (used with permission of the composers).
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents “A Home for God”. The reflection by Rev. Jeanne Randall-Bodman presented on Sunday, March 3, 2024.
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Theme music “Listen!” composed by KMUCC members Dave Parker and Kathy Walden (used with permission of the composers).
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents “Together in Light”. The reflection by Rev. Jeanne Randall-Bodman presented on Sunday, February 25, 2024.
“We have the capacity to re-light the spark of life in one another, the light of existence, light that has been embedded in our very souls. And maybe that’s why Jesus, the light, said ‘when two or more are gathered’, because in that gathering we become aware of the shared light that we are participating with and in. Together in light we can find a path toward justice. Gathered around those who are suffering, we share our light and receive back light.”
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Theme music “Listen!” composed by KMUCC members Dave Parker and Kathy Walden (used with permission of the composers).
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents “In These Days”. The reflection by Rev. Jeanne Randall-Bodman presented on Sunday, February 18, 2024.
“When we look back at these days, what will we be able to say that we were up to? What false narratives about Christianity did we unearth in ourselves? Were there false narratives about Christianity in the public square? And did we deplore them without answering them with a more joyful, liberating message?”
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Theme music “Listen!” composed by KMUCC members Dave Parker and Kathy Walden (used with permission of the composers).
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents “Two Things Are True”. The reflection by Rev. Jeanne Randall-Bodman presented on Sunday, February 4, 2024.
“Two things are true: life is so beautiful; life is so hard. But, the most true thing, the good news we hold fast to is that we are not alone. We are under the shelter of God’s presence and woven together in love and mutuality.”
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Theme music “Listen!” composed by KMUCC members Dave Parker and Kathy Walden (used with permission of the composers).
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents “With God’s Help”. The reflection by Rev. Jeanne Randall-Bodman presented on Sunday, January 28, 2024.
“God’s help can look like many things. God’s help can look like community, it can look like an AA meeting, it can look like therapy and medication. God’s help maybe looking directly into the eyes of someone you trust… and having them look directly back at you and say ‘I see you still as human; I see you still as holy and worthwhile.’”
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Theme music “Listen!” composed by KMUCC members Dave Parker and Kathy Walden (used with permission of the composers).
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents “We Are Not the Source”. The reflection by Rev. Jeanne Randall-Bodman presented on Sunday, January 21, 2024.
“We are not the source, but we get to be nourished by the source of life and pour that nourishment out into the world.”
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Theme music “Listen!” composed by KMUCC members Dave Parker and Kathy Walden (used with permission of the composers).
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents “We Are Not the Light.” The reflection by Rev. Jeanne Randall-Bodman presented on Sunday, January 7, 2024.
“We know that we are called and empowered, not to be the world’s salvation, but to shine the light of God that is coming to us; the light of God that is calling all of humanity into God’s beloved community.”
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Theme music “Listen!” composed by KMUCC members Dave Parker and Kathy Walden (used with permission of the composers).
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents “Keeping Christmas”. The reflection by Rev. Jeanne Randall-Bodman presented on Sunday, December 31, 2023.
“The grown-up Jesus spent very little time talking about things we should think, and lots, and lots of time showing and teaching us what we should do; breaking bread together and tending to each others needs within community, and expanding that circle of care ever outward…”
Liberating Words:
Luke 2: 22-40
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Theme music “Listen!” composed by KMUCC members Dave Parker and Kathy Walden (used with permission of the composers).
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents “Daring to Say Yes”. The reflection by Rev. Jeanne Randall-Bodman presented on Sunday, December 24, 2023.
“The invitation this Fourth Sunday of Advent is to ask ourselves: do I dare to say that to God? Do I dare to say "yes” and believe God’s promise that I too can bring love into the world?”
Liberating Words: Luke 1: 26-56
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Theme music “Listen!” composed by KMUCC members Dave Parker and Kathy Walden (used with permission of the composers).
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents “Echoes”. The reflection by Rev. Jeanne Randall-Bodman presented on Sunday, December 10, 2023.
“This is the invitation I hear today for the Second Sunday of Advent, our Sunday of Peace: Listen for the echoes of John calling you out into the wilderness, beyond where you think you can go. Listen for the echoes of Jesus, the anointed one, teaching, healing and empowering you with the Holy Spirit to carry on the message that God is near, peace is possible, and we all, every human one of us, are beloved.”
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Theme music “Listen!” composed by KMUCC members Dave Parker and Kathy Walden (used with permission of the composers).
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents “The Invitation of Advent”. The reflection by Rev. Jeanne Randall-Bodman presented on Sunday, December 3, 2023.
“The invitation of Advent is to hold two truths tightly with open hands: the world is desolate, the world is beautiful; people are capable of and seem determined to carry out immense evil; people are capable of and seem determined to carry out immense good; evil is real and powerful, God is real and good and foundational and more lasting that evil. All these things are true, and God is with us through all of it. Deep in the gathering dark, something tender is forming, something beautiful, something for the world’s saving waits to be born.”
Liberating Words:
Psalm 80: 1-7, 17-19
Mark 13: 28-37
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Theme music “Listen!” composed by KMUCC members Dave Parker and Kathy Walden (used with permission of the composers).
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents “Grounded in Gratitude”. The reflection by Rev. Jeanne Randall-Bodman presented on Sunday, November 26, 2023.
“In our current capitalist culture, which will be clamoring at us for the next month especially loudly, threatened as we are by would-be fascists, being grounded in gratitude, this kind of gratitude for the abundance beneath us, is a revolutionary act, reminding us that we do not live in scarcity, that scarcity is caused by some hoarding abundance.”
Theme music “Listen!” composed by KMUCC members Dave Parker and Kathy Walden (used with permission of the composers).
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents “Called to Practice Gratitude”. The reflection by Rev. Jeanne Randall-Bodman presented on Sunday, November 19, 2023.
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents “Living in Apocalyptic Times”. The reflection by Rev. Jeanne Randall-Bodman presented on Sunday, November 12, 2023.
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents “Live Now In Defiance”. The reflection by Rev. Jeanne Randall-Bodman presented on Sunday, November 5, 2023.
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents “Beholding the Face of God”. The reflection by Rev. Jeanne Randall-Bodman presented on Sunday, October 29, 2023.
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents “Now is the Time”. The reflection by Rev. Jeanne Randall-Bodman presented on Sunday, October 22, 2023.
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents “Wrestling with Goodness”. The reflection by Rev. Jeanne Randall-Bodman presented on Sunday, September 24, 2023.
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents “Belonging to One Another”. The reflection by Rev. Jeanne Randall-Bodman presented on Sunday, September 10, 2023.
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents “Hold Fast to What is Good”. The reflection by Rev. Jeanne Randall-Bodman presented on Sunday, September 3, 2023.
“Holding fast to goodness, nurtured by our practices of Sabbath rest, fed by the word of God in scripture and the word of God in nature, by the presence of the Spirit in community and at the communion table, we are called to love zealously and humbly. What a joyful calling! Instead of being conformed to a world committed to violence and injustice we are called to be transformed into accomplices in the work of goodness.”
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents “I Saw the Light”. The reflection by Rev. Dr. Ann Muir presented on Sunday, August 20, 2023.
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents “Be Still and Know”. The reflection by Rev. Tyler Connoley presented on Sunday, August 13, 2023.
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents “Face to Face”. The reflection by Rev. Jennifer Garrison presented on Sunday, August 6, 2023.
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents “Where Is It?”. The reflection by Rev. Jeanne Randall-Bodman presented on Sunday, July 30, 2023.
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents “Hold Onto the Promise”. The reflection by Rev. Jeanne Randall-Bodman presented on Sunday, July 16, 2023.
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents “Never Called Alone”. The reflection by Rev. Jeanne Randall-Bodman presented on Sunday, July 9, 2023.
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents “Hope and Challenge”. The reflection by Rev. Jeanne Randall-Bodman presented on Sunday, July 2, 2023.
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents “Bless the World”. The reflection by Rev. Jeanne Randall-Bodman presented on Sunday, June 11, 2023.
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents “Many Names”. The reflection by Rev. Jeanne Randall-Bodman presented on Sunday, June 4, 2023.
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents “Called to Speak and to Hear”. The reflection for Pentecost by Rev. Jeanne Randall-Bodman presented on Sunday, May 28, 2023.
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents Named and Claimed. The sermon by Rev. Jeanne Randall-Bodman presented on Sunday, January 8, 2023.
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents Crossing Borders. The sermon by Rev. Jeanne Randall-Bodman presented on Sunday, January 1, 2023.
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents Do Not Be Afraid to Love More. The sermon by Rev. Jeanne Randall-Bodman presented on Sunday, December 18, 2022.
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents Angels Among Us. The sermon presented by Rev. Jeanne Randall-Bodman on Sunday, December 11, 2022.
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents Interrupted. The sermon by Rev. Jeanne Randall-Bodman presented on Sunday, December 4, 2022.
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents More Hope. The sermon presented by Rev. Jeanne Randall-Bodman on Sunday, November 27, 2022.
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents Think on These Things. The sermon by Rev. Jeanne Randall-Bodman presented on Sunday, November 20, 2022.
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents The Gift of Contemplation. The sermon by Rev. Jeanne Randall-Bodman presented on Sunday, November 13, 2022.
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents Called to Be Visible Compassion. The sermon by Rev. Jeanne Randall-Bodman presented on Sunday, November 6, 2022.
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents the reflection by Rev. Jeanne Randall-Bodman for the Fourth Sunday of Advent, December 19, 2021.
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents the reflection by Rev. Jeanne Randall-Bodman for the Third Sunday of Advent, December 12, 2021.
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents the reflection by Rev. Jeanne Randall-Bodman for the Second Sunday of Advent, December 5, 2021.
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents the reflection by Rev. Jeanne Randall-Bodman for the First Sunday of Advent, November 28, 2021.
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents a reflection by Rev. Jeanne Randall-Bodman presented on Sunday, November 21, 2021.
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents “Made By Love to Be Love.” A reflection by Rev. Jeanne Randall-Bodman presented on Sunday, October 18, 2020.
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents “Lift Up. Repeat.” A reflection by Rev. Jeanne Randall-Bodman presented on Sunday, September 20, 2020.
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents “What Message Are You Hearing?” A reflection by Rev. Jeanne Randall-Bodman presented on Sunday, September 13, 2020.
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents “Where Two or Three Are Gathered.” A reflection by Rev. Jeanne Randall-Bodman presented on Sunday, September 6, 2020.
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents “Acts of Love.” A reflection by Rev. Jeanne Randall-Bodman presented on Sunday, August 30, 2020.
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents “The Next Right Thing.” A reflection by Rev. Jeanne Randall-Bodman presented on Sunday, August 23, 2020.
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents “We Are Not the Sower.” A reflection by Rev. Jeanne Randall-Bodman presented on Sunday, July 19, 2020.
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents “A Sower Went Out to Sow.” A reflection by Rev. Jeanne Randall-Bodman presented on Sunday, July 12, 2020.
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents “My Yoke is Easy.” A reflection by Rev. Jeanne Randall-Bodman presented on Sunday, July 5, 2020.
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents “Uncovering.” A reflection by Rev. Jeanne Randall-Bodman presented on Sunday, June 21, 2020.
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents “A Long Faithfulness in the Same Direction.” A reflection by Rev. Jeanne Randall-Bodman presented on Sunday, June 14, 2020.
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents “In God’s Own Image.” A reflection by Rev. Jeanne Randall-Bodman presented on Sunday, June 7, 2020.
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents “Breath.” A reflection by Rev. Jeanne Randall-Bodman presented on Sunday, May 31, 2020.
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents “Why Do You Stand Looking Up at an Empty Sky.” A reflection by Rev. Jeanne Randall-Bodman presented on Sunday, May 24, 2020.
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents “Promise of the Spirit.” A reflection by Rev. Jeanne Randall-Bodman presented on Sunday, May 17, 2020.
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents “How Can We Know the Way?” A reflection by Rev. Jeanne Randall-Bodman presented on Sunday, May 10, 2020.
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents “In the Valley of the Shadow, Unafraid.” A reflection by Rev. Jeanne Randall-Bodman presented on Sunday, May 3, 2020.
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents “Stay with Us.” A reflection by Rev. Jeanne Randall-Bodman presented on Sunday, April 26, 2020.
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents “The Fierce Urgency of Now.” A reflection by Rev. Jeanne Randall-Bodman presented on Sunday, April 19, 2020.
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents “Nic at Night.” The sermon by Rev. Jeanne Randall-Bodman presented on Sunday, March 8, 2020.
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents “In the Wilderness Between Filled and Famished.” The sermon by Rev. Jeanne Randall-Bodman presented on Sunday, March 1, 2020.
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents “Get Up and Do Not Be Afraid.” The sermon by Rev. Jeanne Randall-Bodman presented on Sunday, February 23, 2020.
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents “Salty and Bright.” The sermon by Rev. Jeanne Randall-Bodman presented on Sunday, February 9, 2020.
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents “Blessed Are...” The sermon by Rev. Jeanne Randall-Bodman presented on Sunday, February 2, 2020.
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents “Home by Another Way.” The sermon by Rev. Jeanne Randall-Bodman presented on Sunday, January 5, 2020.
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents “With Us.” The sermon by Rev. Jeanne Randall-Bodman presented on Sunday, December 22, 2019.
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents “Sing for Joy.” The sermon by Rev. Jeanne Randall-Bodman presented on Sunday, December 15, 2019.
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents “In the Wilderness, a Way.” The sermon by Rev. Jeanne Randall-Bodman presented on Sunday, December 8, 2019.
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents “An Armor of Light.” The sermon by Rev. Jeanne Randall-Bodman presented on Sunday, December 1, 2019.
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents “Under Hope’s Roof.” The sermon by Rev. Jeanne Randall-Bodman presented on Sunday, November 17, 2019.
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents “Take Courage.” The sermon by Rev. Jeanne Randall-Bodman presented on Sunday, November 10, 2019.
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents “A House for All Sinners and Saints.” The sermon by Rev. Jeanne Randall-Bodman presented on Sunday, November 3, 2019.
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents “Grace Can Build a Bridge.” The sermon by KMUCC member Erika Beseda presented on Sunday, October 27, 2019.
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents “Between Samaria and Galilee.” The sermon by Rev. Jeanne Randall-Bodman presented on Sunday, October 13, 2019.
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents “A Legacy of Faith.” The sermon by Rev. Jeanne Randall-Bodman presented on Sunday, October 6, 2019.
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents “In God’s Image.” The sermon by KMUCC member Dave Parker presented on Sunday, August 25, 2019.
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents “Repairers of the Breach.” The sermon by Rev. Jeanne Randall-Bodman presented on Sunday, September 22, 2019.
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents “Shaped and Reshaped.” The sermon by Rev. Jeanne Randall-Bodman presented on Sunday, September 8, 2018.
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents “The Bread of Welcome.” The sermon by Rev. Jeanne Randall-Bodman presented on Sunday, September 1, 2019.
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents “Reckless Faith.” The sermon by Rev. Jeanne Randall-Bodman presented on Sunday, August 18, 2019.
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents “An Unexpected Hour.” The sermon by Rev. Jeanne Randall-Bodman presented on Sunday, August 11, 2019.
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents “Who Do You See?” The sermon by Rev. Jeanne Randall-Bodman presented on Sunday, July 14, 2019.
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents “What is Your Name?” The sermon by Rev. Jeanne Randall-Bodman presented on Sunday, June 23, 2019.
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents “Wisdom: She’s All Around You.” The sermon by Rev. Jeanne Randall-Bodman presented on Sunday, June 16, 2019.
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents “Show Us.” The sermon by Rev. Jeanne Randall-Bodman presented on Sunday, June 9, 2019.
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents “Abide with Me.” The sermon by Rev. Jeanne Randall-Bodman presented on Sunday, May 26, 2019.
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents “Fear is Easy, Love is Hard.” The sermon by Rev. Jeanne Randall-Bodman presented on Sunday, May 19, 2019.
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents “Breathe in Peace.” The sermon by Rev. Jeanne Randall-Bodman presented on Sunday, April 28, 2019.
Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ presents “Can I Get a Witness?” The sermon by Rev. Jeanne Randall-Bodman presented on Sunday, April 21, 2019.