Diana Robles

Episode 75: Sermon: The Wise Took Oil

November 8th, 2026  |  Season 7  |  30 mins 48 secs

fr. jon paul robles, matthew, parable of the ten bridesmaids, season after pentecost, sermon, wise and foolish virgins, year a

Preached Sunday, November 8, 2026 (Proper 27, Year A) at The Sacred Commons,
an Ancient-Future church in Youngstown, Ohio.

Episode 74: Lectionary Musings - At The Edge of The World

November 3rd, 2026  |  Season 7  |  29 mins 37 secs

beatitudes, convergence, convergence christianity, convergent church, lectionary, liturgical year, ohio, peace making, poor in spirit, poverty, poverty of spirit, sacred commons, the sacred commons, the sacred commons church, youngstown

Exploring the Beatitudes: Awakening at The Edge of The World. A deep dive into the transformative power of the Beatitudes and their meaning in our lives.

Episode 72: Advent 1 - Advent Hope

December 1st, 2024  |  Season 6  |  29 mins 49 secs

Rev. Diana Robles preaches on renewed hope during the Advent season. Luke 21:25-36

Episode 71: Goodness & The Cross

September 3rd, 2023  |  Season 4  |  26 mins 21 secs

cruciform, cruciformity, love, ohio, sacred commons, self-giving, the cross, youngstown

14th Sunday of Pentecost, 2023.

Episode 67: Pentecost Sunday - "The Divine Spark"

June 5th, 2022  |  Season 4  |  24 mins 18 secs

ancient future faith, convergence, convergence christianity, convergent church, jesus, lectionary, liturgical year, ohio, pentecost, sacred commons, the sacred commons, the sacred commons church, year c, youngstown

Episode 62: 4th Sunday of Easter - "Pastoral Letters"

May 8th, 2022  |  Season 4  |  9 mins 39 secs

ancient future faith, convergence, convergence christianity, convergent church, easter, jesus, lectionary, liturgical year, ohio, sacred commons, the sacred commons, the sacred commons church, year c, youngstown

Episode 61: 3rd Sunday of Easter - "Breakfast On The Beach"

May 1st, 2022  |  Season 4  |  20 mins 42 secs

ancient future faith, convergence, convergence christianity, convergent church, easter, jesus, lectionary, liturgical year, ohio, sacred commons, the sacred commons, the sacred commons church, year c, youngstown

Episode 54: The Muddiness of God

March 16th, 2021  |  Season 2  |  8 mins 10 secs

control, death, detachment, dust, fasting, lent, liturgical year, pilgrimage, remeber you are dust, sacred commons

Lenten Reflections. "When he had said this, he spat on the ground and made mud with the saliva and spread the mud on the man’s eyes"

Lectionary Musings - The Invisible Community

February 10th, 2020  |  Season 2  |  25 mins 24 secs

convergence, convergence christianity, convergent church, jesus, lectionary, lectionary musing, liturgical year, ohio, sacred commons, salt and light, the invisible community, the sacred commons, the sacred commons church, the sermon on the mount, year a, youngstown

The Sacred Commons: a lectionary musing on being salt & light and a visible community.

Lectionary Musings - The Maladjusted Life

February 5th, 2020  |  Season 2  |  39 mins 33 secs

convergence, convergence christianity, convergent church, jesus, lectionary, liturgical year, ohio, sacred commons, the beatutudes, the maladjusted life, the sacred commons, the sacred commons church, the sermon on the mount, year a, youngstown

The Sacred Commons: a lectionary musing on the beatitudes.

Sermon - "God With Us" (January, 4 2020)

January 4th, 2020  |  Season 2  |  24 mins 41 secs

assume, christmas, convergence, convergence christianity, convergent church, god with us, group, jesus, jesus at the temple, lectionary, liturgical year, ohio, sacred commons, the sacred commons, the sacred commons church, year a, youngstown

Second Sunday after Christmas

Sermon - "The $42 Tomato" (July 6, 2019)

July 6th, 2019  |  Season 1  |  19 mins 46 secs

70 disciples, convergence, convergence christianity, convergent church, harvest, hospitality, jesus, kingdom of god, lectionary, liturgical year, ohio, peace, reap, sacred commons, sow, the sacred commons, the sacred commons church, travel light, year c, youngstown

Fourth Sunday after Pentecost

Sermon - "We're Still Here" (June 1, 2019)

June 1st, 2019  |  Season 1  |  14 mins 19 secs

baptism, convergence, convergence christianity, convergent church, deliverance, earthquake, easter, jail, jailer, jesus, lectionary, liturgical year, ohio, paul, sacred commons, salvation, silas, the sacred commons, the sacred commons church, witness, year c, youngstown

Seventh Saturday of Easter Year C

Lectionary Musings - Foxes & Hens

March 22nd, 2019  |  Season 1  |  14 mins 13 secs

convergence, convergence christianity, convergent church, emergence, herod, jerusalem, jesus, lectionary, liturgical year, luke 13, ohio, peace making, sacred commons, that fox, the great spiritual migration, the sacred commons, the sacred commons church, transfiguration, transfiguration sunday, violence, year c, youngstown

The Sacred Commons: a lenten lectionary musing on prophetic witness, lament, and hope.

Lectionary Musings - The Devil Made Me Do It

March 13th, 2019  |  Season 1  |  26 mins 33 secs

convergence, convergence christianity, convergent church, emergence, evil, jesus, lectionary, lent, liturgical year, luke 4, ohio, sacred commons, temptation, the devil, the great spiritual migration, the sacred commons, the sacred commons church, the temptation of christ, transfiguration, transfiguration sunday, year c, youngstown

The Sacred Commons: a lectionary musing on the devil, temptation and how the things we normalize may actually participate with evil.

Lectionary Musings - Don't Read The Bible

March 7th, 2019  |  Season 1  |  33 mins 25 secs

biblicism, convergence, convergence christianity, convergent church, emergence, jesus, lectionary, liturgical year, luke 9, ohio, sacred commons, the bible, the great spiritual migration, the sacred commons, the sacred commons church, transfiguration, transfiguration sunday, year c, youngstown

The Sacred Commons: a lectionary musing on the Bible, its misuse, and how Jesus is what God has to say.