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Boise Valley Friends Meeting

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35 sermons transcribed, indexed & archived · 2019–2026 · permalink: https://divining.app/church/boise-valley-friends-meeting.html
Profile last refreshed Sep 17, 2026

Sermons over time

Every audio sermon week across the years we have — a filled cell is a week with an upload, darker blue means richer topics. A steady weekly cadence shows as a solid band across years.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2026Week of Feb 23, 2026 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.2 topics/min · 2 known, not yet transcribed2025Week of Jan 20, 2025 · 2 sermon(s) · 0.1 topics/minWeek of Feb 10, 2025 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Feb 24, 2025 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Jun 2, 2025 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Jul 21, 2025 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.1 topics/minWeek of Sep 22, 2025 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.3 topics/min2024Week of Feb 12, 2024 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Feb 26, 2024 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Mar 25, 2024 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Apr 1, 2024 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Jun 24, 2024 · 3 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Jul 29, 2024 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Sep 30, 2024 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Dec 9, 2024 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Dec 16, 2024 · 2 sermon(s) · 0.1 topics/min2023Week of Apr 24, 2023 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.2 topics/minWeek of Dec 11, 2023 · 2 sermon(s) · 0.3 topics/minWeek of Dec 18, 2023 · 3 sermon(s) · 0.2 topics/min20222021Week of Jan 4, 2021 · 4 sermon(s) · 0.0 topics/minWeek of Mar 1, 2021 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.1 topics/minWeek of Apr 5, 2021 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.2 topics/minWeek of Apr 19, 2021 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.1 topics/minWeek of Apr 26, 2021 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.0 topics/minWeek of May 3, 2021 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.1 topics/minWeek of May 10, 2021 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.1 topics/minWeek of May 17, 2021 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.2 topics/minWeek of May 24, 2021 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.1 topics/minWeek of May 31, 2021 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.1 topics/min2020Week of Feb 3, 2020 · 2 sermon(s) · 0.2 topics/minWeek of Mar 2, 2020 · 2 sermon(s) · 0.2 topics/minWeek of Mar 30, 2020 · 4 sermon(s) · 0.1 topics/min2019Week of Oct 28, 2019 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.2 topics/min
LessMore·no upload·known, not transcribed
Each cell is one week · darker blue = richer topics (clean, sermon-only audio scores higher) · pale = thin, faint = no upload · gold outline = known, not yet transcribed · red outline = broken/failed file · uploaded in 22 of 331 weeks across the span (7%).

How this church compares

Against other christian and against every sermon on the site. Signals are approximate and grow more reliable as more of the archive is scored.

●this church┃peer average┃site average
Emotional rangenoticeably wider
Its sermons travel noticeably wider in feeling than a typical peer congregation, and noticeably wider than the site overall.
site avg 0.12
narrowerpeer avgwider
Emotional intensitysomewhat higher
The peaks run somewhat higher than peers, somewhat higher than the site.
site avg 0.64
lowerpeer avghigher
Dynamic deliverysomewhat higher
In the voice itself, energy runs somewhat higher than peers, somewhat higher than the site.
site avg 0.45
lowerpeer avghigher
Among christian churches with enough scored sermons, it ranks #15 of 166 for emotional range.
On the words themselves, it leans toward the vocabulary of another tradition.

Most-preached topics

Prison & Restorative Justice 135Peace & Nonviolence 25Faith & Civic Life 17Racial Justice 16Friendship & Belonging 14Evangelism & Mission 13Fear & Anxiety 11Crucifixion & Atonement 11

Recurring themes across the archive

Where this church’s sermons land on the site’s emergent topic map.

Criminal Justice 10Conflict Resolution 2Collective 1United States 1Feel Guilty 1Resolve Conflict 1Grateful Opportunity 1Climate Change Conference 1Environmental Issues 1Health Struggles 1

Themes they appear in

The recurring topics across the whole archive where this church shows up most.

Criminal Justice
Prison & Restorative Justice
10 sermons
Conflict Resolution
Peace & Nonviolence
2 sermons
Collective
Prison & Restorative Justice
1 sermons
United States
Immigration & Refuge
1 sermons
Feel Guilty
Shame & Guilt
1 sermons
Show all 11 themes

Sermons that reach across topics

These touch the widest range of themes — often the richest listening.

Episode 173: Paws for Peace: Therapy Dogs in Restorative Justice w/ Author Patty LaTaille
appears in 4 different topics
Episode 149: The Prison Within: w/ Troy Williams
appears in 3 different topics
Episode 186: Becoming a Trauma-Informed Educator w/ Joe Brummer and Marg Thorsborne
appears in 2 different topics
Episode 188: Our Wounds Are Our Gold w/ Shaylie Pickrell
appears in 2 different topics
Episode 162: Doing Us Justice: RJ Alongside and with Traditional Systems
appears in 1 different topics
Episode 150: The Need for Restorative Justice w/ Eric Luecking
appears in 1 different topics

Sermons included

Feb 24, 2026 · reason and sound thinking
Prison & Restorative JusticeParenting & ChildrenFaith & Civic Life
“that and, you know, for example, your work, Oregon's work, Colorado's work, like there's a lot of, of course, gray areas, even with people doing this…”
Sep 22, 2025 · reason and sound thinking
Evangelism & MissionCreation CareGrief & Lament
Jul 24, 2025 · reason and sound thinking
Prison & Restorative JusticeFaith & Mental HealthParenting & Children
Jan 23, 2025 · reason and sound thinking
Prison & Restorative JusticePeace & NonviolenceShame & Guilt
Jan 20, 2025 · reason and sound thinking
Prison & Restorative JusticeFaith & Mental HealthIdentity & Worth
“The Restorative Roots Project was founded in 2021 after the passing of House Bill 2204 in Oregon, which directed the Oregon Criminal Justice Commissi…”
Dec 21, 2024 · reason and sound thinking
Prison & Restorative JusticeEvangelism & Mission
Dec 17, 2024 · reason and sound thinking
Faith & Mental HealthPrison & Restorative JusticeCreation Care
“What do we say to this people?”
Dec 18, 2023 · power between ideas
Prison & Restorative JusticeStewardship & GivingFaith & Civic Life
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Dec 18, 2023 · reason and sound thinking
Friendship & BelongingFaith & Mental HealthPrison & Restorative Justice
Dec 18, 2023 · reason and sound thinking
Prison & Restorative JusticeFear & AnxietyPeace & Nonviolence
“Again, these are the options that's available if you choose to resolve conflict in a peaceful manner.”
Dec 17, 2023 · reason and sound thinking
Prison & Restorative JusticeFaith & Civic LifeGender & Sexuality / Inclusion
Dec 17, 2023 · reason and sound thinking
Prison & Restorative Justice
“important, because what I think is that if we understand that we are spending a lot of money in criminal justice, in normal traditional, let's say, c…”
Apr 27, 2023 · reason and sound thinking
Prison & Restorative JusticeForgiveness & ReconciliationWork & Vocation
Jun 4, 2021 · reason and sound thinking
Prison & Restorative JusticeSuffering & PerseveranceCrucifixion & Atonement
May 28, 2021 · reason and sound thinking
Prison & Restorative JusticeFaith & Civic LifeSin & Repentance
May 21, 2021 · reason and sound thinking
Prison & Restorative JusticeCrucifixion & AtonementFaith & Civic Life
May 14, 2021 · reason and sound thinking
Prison & Restorative JusticeForgiveness & Reconciliation
May 7, 2021 · power between ideas
Prison & Restorative JusticePeace & NonviolenceAddiction & Recovery
Apr 30, 2021 · reason and sound thinking
Forgiveness & ReconciliationGrief & LamentCrucifixion & Atonement
Apr 20, 2021 · reason and sound thinking
Prison & Restorative JusticeRacial JusticeLoneliness & Isolation
“One of the things that I was really struck by when he came home after his first visit having been invited to join this, to come and speak to, you kno…”
Apr 7, 2021 · reason and sound thinking
Prison & Restorative JusticeShame & GuiltCrucifixion & Atonement
“Because I once heard a district attorney in California who said that our criminal justice system is a recidivism machine, but in my mind, it's a sham…”
Mar 7, 2021 · reason and sound thinking
Prison & Restorative JusticePoverty & CompassionCrucifixion & Atonement
Jan 10, 2021 · reason and sound thinking
Prison & Restorative JusticeRacial Justice
Jan 5, 2021 · reason and sound thinking
Baptism & Communion
Jan 5, 2021 · reason and sound thinking
Prison & Restorative JusticeFriendship & Belonging
Jan 5, 2021 · reason and sound thinking
Grief & LamentPrison & Restorative JusticeFaith & Civic Life
Apr 5, 2020 · hope and light, the beloved community
Prison & Restorative JusticeForgiveness & ReconciliationBeloved Community
Apr 5, 2020 · families and relationships
Prison & Restorative JusticeGrief & LamentBible & Exposition
Apr 5, 2020 · reason and sound thinking
Dating & Godly RelationshipsWork & VocationJoseph
Apr 5, 2020 · connected common experience
The Lord's PrayerEvangelism & Mission
Mar 3, 2020 · reason and sound thinking
Prison & Restorative JusticeCrucifixion & AtonementForgiveness & Reconciliation
“And over the course of reading those in that year and a half long process with the criminal justice system, there were, you know, a handful of storie…”
Mar 3, 2020 · reason and sound thinking
Prison & Restorative JusticeJoy & GratitudeEvangelism & Mission
“And that is really being that witnessing in the truth and bearing witness to each other.”
Feb 7, 2020 · reason and sound thinking
Prison & Restorative JusticePeace & NonviolenceFriendship & Belonging
Feb 7, 2020 · reason and sound thinking
Prison & Restorative JusticeRacial JusticeFear & Anxiety
Oct 31, 2019 · hope and light, the beloved community
Racial JusticePrison & Restorative JusticePoverty & Compassion

How this website compares

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of Christian sites
This church
Economic justice & mutual aid
12%
LGBTQ+ affirming
8%
Radical hospitality & accessibility
3%
Anti-racism / racial justice
3%
Creation care / climate
2%
Children & youth
70%
Small groups
53%
Online worship
47%
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Financial & governance transparency
10%
Languages / interpretation
8%
Child safety policy
6%
Website & sermons online
This church: site, no sermons — like 13% of Christian churches.
Audio + videoAudio onlyVideo onlySite, no sermonsFeed without audioJS-only siteBlocked / timeoutDead or hijackedNo website
Website completeness, all churches: a rough score of how complete and easy-to-navigate the church’s own website is.
5 to 10: 4 churches10 to 15: 32 churches15 to 20: 3 churches20 to 25: 2 churches25 to 30: 24 churches30 to 35: 7 churches35 to 40: 28 churches40 to 45: 13 churches45 to 50: 20 churches50 to 55: 22 churches55 to 60: 28 churches60 to 65: 34 churches65 to 70: 72 churches70 to 75: 209 churches75 to 80: 88 churches80 to 85: 2317 churches85 to 90: 27 churches90 to 95: 51 churches95 to 100: 31 churches255075This church: 80
Among the 3,012 churches with a readable, rated website (scores of 0 and 100 left out), this one scores higher than about 58%.
Values stated, within Christian churches: how many of the 29 values we track each church’s website states. This one states 1 — behind 81% of Christian churches (the typical one states 3).
0 values: 159 churches1 values: 148 churches2 values: 145 churches3 values: 198 churches4 values: 167 churches5 values: 159 churches6 values: 100 churches7 values: 60 churches8 values: 31 churches9 values: 11 churches10 values: 11 churches11 values: 6 churches12 values: 1 churches051015this church: 1
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