Newchurchlive.tv: Pastor Chuck Blair

How do we differentiate between being alone vs solitude? Feelings of isolation, disconnection and loneliness are more prevalent than ever. This week we explore how to combat those feelings and to find ways to reach out and to connect with others. As Dorothy Day puts it "We have all known the long loneliness and the only solution is love and that love comes with community" 6/5/2022

Through a life of commitment and dedication, there will be inevitable challenges to those things we deeply treasure. How do we react? How do we deal with the setbacks we all face? How do we commit and accept the costs of commitment? 5/29/2022

It’s important for us to think about how our lives will move forward. Will love carry us?  Knowledge? Intellect?  Maybe it is all three put in the right order - love in the end generating its own wisdom. 5/22/2022

Gratitude greatly simplifies our life.  And here is the trick - it is not about gratitude somehow attached to "more."  It is instead learning how to be grateful "with."  That kind of gratitude builds presence and courage. 5/15/2022

We all know that in the long run people value experiences more than things.  How then do we learn to recalibrate, valuing memories more than the material? 5/8/2022

We navigate life not out of knowing how the whole journey will go, but instead using a few key coordinates. What’s your true North? 5/1/22

"Let there be light." With those words, God creates not physical light, but spiritual light within each of us. At this service we'll be learning to see ourselves in the days of the Creation story, tracing God's tireless work to take each of us from being "without form and void" to becoming the kind of heavenly person that is truly a resting place for God.   4/24/22

Join us for this inspiring family service as we celebrate Easter Sunday together!   4/17/22

This week, we look at two events - happening side-by-side - a trial and a story of denial.  While we know our lives must be grounded in hope and joy, we also know we are human.  God meets us there. 4/10/22

Part of the celebration of Easter is actually allowing ourselves to enter quieter, more reflective places. What might we hear from God there?   4/3/22

Every person is a treasure, and totally worthy of love. Remembering that when they just cut in and stole the parking space you wanted? That can get tricky. We'll look at three simple, practical, yet profound techniques for seeing everyone through God's eyes.   3/27/22

Social media often forces us to chase a beauty that is at best elusive. How do we find a way to be centered on a view of ourselves grounded in God’s love?   3/20/22

When someone we love takes their life it fills us with heartbreak and tenderness. Join us as we gently hold this topic together. **Due to the sensitive nature of the topic for this week, we want to communicate ahead of time about this week’s service, “Stay”, where we will discuss the tender subject of suicide.  We encourage you to make the best decision for you and your family if this is a service that may not be suitable for you at this time.** The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255 3/13/22

Join us this Sunday as we look at the universal experience of grieving. Grief is something many of us have experienced. As Anne Lamott puts it, "They live forever in your broken heart that doesn't seal back up...It's like having a broken leg that never heals perfectly - that still hurts when the weather gets cold, but you learn to dance with the limp." Come hear how others have learned to dance through life celebrating the loved ones they have lost. 3/6/22

Join us for a message on shifting our frame of reference. One that can feel radical at times, but ultimately transformative and life-giving.   2/27/22

We can confuse “clarity” with “purity.” God does not offer a “pure” world. What He offers us is a good world. 2/20/22

It is relatively easy to love those within our own self-defined tribe. They are the ones “like us” as opposed to others who are not. This kind of mistaken essentialism falters communities and our ability to join together in serving the common good. There are answers, in different ways God calls us to live.   2/13/22

Forgiveness is one of the more challenging hurdles we face in life. How do we forgive, authentically and lovingly as God would ask us to, even in situations where the hurt and harm is absolutely real? 2/6/22

Many have found a “home” at church, a place with a deep sense of belonging, as well as opportunities to grow and serve. That growth is reflected in our families, our relationships, our jobs, even in our schools/education. Join us for this special New Church Live Service in connection with young adults from the Academy of the New Church. You are sure to leave inspired! 1/30/22

What’s waiting for us on the other side? We’ll talk about the welcome everyone receives, and the three stages of learning that mark our fresh start in the life to come – with Curtis Childs. 1/23/2022