Category Archives: Justice

Harden Not Your Heart

Posted on January 16, 2017 by

Audio Podcast available here.   MLK Service 1/15/17 “Harden Not Your Heart” You might remember a few weeks ago I spoke about my momentary anxiety around how you all would react to the signs that we put out on Drake. … Continue reading →

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Christmas Eve Homily 2016

Posted on December 29, 2016 by

Text: Luke 2:1-19 Homily: The Radical Story of Christmas – Mary, Jazz and Turning the World Upside Down  It starts with being counted.   Whether or not they wanted to make the journey, it didn’t matter. They had to go. … Continue reading →

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Being present in abnormal times

Posted on November 30, 2016 by

You are not abnormal.  You are having a normal response to abnormal circumstances.  I’ve said this sentence a hundred times in my care with and for congregants who were dealing with difficult times.  It is normal that you are struggling … Continue reading →

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Waking Up – Sermon 11/13/2016

Posted on November 14, 2016 by

Audio podcast of this sermon is available here. Reading – For a Time Such As This by Jake Morrill Sermon  As a part of our monthly theme, this Sunday, we were supposed to explore the question: when in your life … Continue reading →

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We were made for these times

Posted on August 1, 2016 by

There’s plenty going on in the world, in our country, in our state, and in most cases, in our individual lives – that would justify feelings of overwhelm, of denial, of heightened anxiety and reactivity.  And yet lately, I’ve been feeling … Continue reading →

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the meaning of life, and death – a sermon offered july 24, 2016

Posted on July 24, 2016 by

Reading: On Living, by Nazim Hikmet  Sermon: “The Meaning of Life, and Death”  My children, at 8 and 10, are old enough now that they realize when I am listening to the news on the car radio. More importantly, they … Continue reading →

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Who is Willing to Destroy a Piece of Their Own Heart?

Posted on July 22, 2016 by

At my Community Office Hours last Wednesday, a small group of us had gathered and had been sharing in coffee and conversation for about an hour – we’d been talking about tools of comfort and meaning for non-theists after the … Continue reading →

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