Wellsprings Congregation

An experience of being recharged with the charge of the soul.

"What is in this world is much more than we make with our hands." 1) What change are you “allergic” to right now that wants your attention and care? 2) How do you participate in immortality?

Small moments can become huge turning points in our lives.

Kevin shares about a service trip to Haiti--one that he and his son participated in and the next one planned for January 2016.

In our yearly September service called WellCome Back Sunday, Rev. Ken Beldon and Assistant Minister Lee Paczulla spoke about "How Does Your Life "Hold Water?" The passage ways of our lives are meant to flow, move and connect.

This message is about David Foster Wallace: an excerpt from his best-known speech, "This is Water." Rev. Ken talked about the new movie "The End of the Tour," a biopic about the complex and powerful life of the late author, as part of the SpiritFlix series finding meaning in movies.

1) How do you leave space for new stories to emerge, especially when they challenge what you thought was true? 2) What gives you the resilience to embrace vulnerability rather than giving into fragility?

Movie critic Roger Ebert understood the power of stories. As he faced cancer, he gave us important lessons about empathy, lovingly captured in the documentary "Life Itself." Rev. Ken Beldon continues the WellSprings SpiritFlix summer message series, finding meaning in movies.

1) What first steps have you already taken in your life?? 2) How might you faithfully offer your own gifts, to inspire someone else?

Inspired by the Jon Favreau movie "Chef," Rev. Ken Beldon, himself an amateur chef, encourages us to look at the raw ingredients of our lives instead of always looking at the menu for what we want and need. This is the latest in the SpiritFlix message series, finding meaning in movies.

1) When have you experienced heart-growth: the relationship between one expression of caring and the connections to a wider circle of compassion? 2) Where do you experience the most meaningful moments of “freedom with” in your life?

In the beloved '80s classic "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial," a little boy' s chance friendship with an alien teaches him about the delight of love and the sting of letting go. Rev. Ken Beldon gives an emotional sermon about the difference between letting go and moving on. This is the latest installment in the WellSprings summer movie series, SpiritFlix, finding meaning in movies.

When have you let go of an image you had of yourself so that you could experience life in a more true and deep way? What “false idols” have you worshiped in your life?

1) Are you, or one of your loved ones, stuck in any situations that seem impossible to escape? 2) What would it look like to open to vulnerability in that situation? Who might you reach out to?

1) What are the most significant w/ow moments of your life? 2) What ends in your life have provided you the most meaningful starts?

1) If you have a dominant emotion, how do you integrate it into the life of your other feelings? 2) Where are you being moved in your life right now?

1) What guilt do you carry around? How or where do you carry it? 2) What possibilities has guilt closed off for you, and how might you re-open those doors?

"Babadook," the popular horror movie, really is a psychological excavation of unhealed grief. Don't negate the sadness of your own heart, says Rev. Ken Beldon. This is the part of this summer's SpiritFlix message series, finding meaning in movies.

Everything is awesome in Rev. Ken Beldon's message about "The LEGO Movie," where an ordinary construction worker, Emmet, is told he's The Special, the one person who can save the world. What does it mean to be "special?" This is the first of this summer's SpiritFlix series, finding meaning in movies. "Ultimately Lego pieces are designed for one thing: to connect...and so are we." ~~Rev. Ken Beldon

1) What kind of “graduation day” might you be in the midst of right now? 2) Where is the call of love and devotion showing up in your life?