Caroline Cody Archives

Desperate

Desperate: Hopefully Devoted to You What is your life desperate for? Jennifer Cumberbatch of Full Measure preaches about how we our desperate for connection to the life of God and deep relationship with one another, and how Christ embodies this Hope and in-breaking...

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Slash the Gap Fundraiser

Throughout the month of August, Vox will be seeking donations to help us close our fiscal year 2024/2025 budget gap. Our goal is to raise $35,000 by the end of the month as we look ahead to 2026 and all we want to do and embody in this next chapter of Vox's story. In...

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After The Lament

What songs evoke lament and joy for you? Gina Bastone looks at the psalmist’s cry like a mixtape to the heavens, which invites us to companion our grief and imagine how God is calling us to participate in building a new world.  [Psalm 22] Reflection What is...

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Cosmic Beat

What needs to be said or done in the world right now? Vanessa Maleare and Brandon co-share a message about how we sync with the Cosmic Christ and one another through a rich understanding of the incarnational and transcendent life of God. Seeing the world through the...

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Attending To The Good

What does it look like to prayerfully open up more fully to both suffering and hope?  Christopher Mack wonders how we attend to the Goodness of God as an invitation to grow in prayerful discernment, empowerment, and liberation. [Colossians 1:9-14] Reflection What...

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Sabbath Sunday [July 6]

Sabbath Sunday [July 6]

The first Sundays in July and August will be our Sabbath Sundays, where we make space as a community for rest and connection. Instead of our typical Sunday liturgy service at Vesper on July 6, the community will gather at Austin Beerworks Sprinkle Valley on Springdale...

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Made To Make

On this 5th Sunday worship, centered around tables, brunch, and including all ages, Vanessa Maleare reflects on the recent Art Camp and what it means that kids and all of us are created to be creative, just like our Creator.  [Genesis 1:26-27] Reflection What do...

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Where The Wild Things Are

Homily Title: Where the Wild Things Are On Trinity Sunday, we conclude our series, Teach Em How To Say Goodbye: Jesus’ Parting Words to a Community in Transition, which looked at the final discourse of Jesus with his disciples before the whirlwind of his death,...

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Kintsugi Storytelling

On Pentecost, we are in the penultimate message in the series, Teach Em How To Say Goodbye: Jesus’ Parting Words to a Community in Transition, which looks at the final discourse of Jesus with his disciples before the whirlwind of his death, resurrection, and...

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Complete In Diversity

On the seventh Sunday of Easter, we continue in the series, Teach Em How To Say Goodbye: Jesus’ Parting Words to a Community in Transition, which looks at the final discourse of Jesus with his disciples before the whirlwind of his death, resurrection, and ascension....

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