Monthly Archives: April 2019

The Savior Next Door – Easter 2019

Posted on April 22, 2019 by Rev. Gretchen Haley

They came in the very early morning hours. In the stillness of the deep dawn, when light and dark were equally everywhere. Mary, Mary Magdalene, Salome, maybe other women – came to anoint their friend, their teacher with all the … Continue reading →

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Sundays

Posted on April 21, 2019 by Rev. Gretchen Haley

Sometimes, on Sunday evenings, I feel in my body, the sense memory from my senior year of high school of the hours after a swim meet, or a tennis match, or a calculus test. Growing up these were the markers, … Continue reading →

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Helpless

Posted on April 15, 2019 by Rev. Gretchen Haley

The Story of this Sermon About 18 months ago, one of our church members, Mary Hill, “bought” the right to select the topic of a sermon from me at the church Auction. Usually when someone does this, they have a topic in … Continue reading →

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#Blessed

Posted on April 1, 2019 by Rev. Gretchen Haley

I was in my second year of seminary when I learned how to pray. It wasn’t in a class, or a field placement – technically I learned prayer in those official places. But the real lesson happened at home.  One night.  My children … Continue reading →

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