Sermons

Letters To And From Prison

June 13, 2021
Ezekiel 17:22-24; Mark 4:30-34
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While our series is called “Letters from Prison”, I have to say that getting letters to prison is not always simple. The first letter I sent to Jason, who is […]

Letters From Prison

June 06, 2021
Philippians 1:12-26; Psalm 146
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One of the unexpected gifts of the pandemic has been a “full house” for adult education this past year. We just concluded four months of adult ed sessions about the […]

What, to the Disinherited, is Memorial Day?

May 30, 2021
Leviticus 19:33-34; Matthew 5:3-13
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Some time ago, I was thinking about Memorial Day and how it seems to draw a line between war and the political and social rights that we value. I got […]

Guidelines

May 09, 2021
Acts 10:44-48
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Before I offer the words I have to share with you today, I want to speak directly to my fellow beloved community members who identify as LGBTQIA. The story I […]

Vine And Branches

May 02, 2021
John 15:1-8; I John 4: 7-8, 11-21
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Last Sunday was our periodic break from screens and worship on Zoom. I hope you were able to get outside to enjoy creation or family, or whatever helps you feel […]

Seeds Want To Grow

April 18, 2021
Matthew 13:1-9
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Hannah Breckbill was our guest preacher for Earth Day Sunday on April 18, 2021. She is a farmer in Iowa. You can read her message here on her blog.

Bewildered Hope, Defiant Love

April 06, 2021
Mark 16:1-8
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Christ is risen, Christ is risen indeed. Here we are, another Easter, celebrating risen life on Zoom. Hopes are rising. The dangers of disease and death are starting to feel […]

Seeds In The Earth

March 21, 2021
John 12:20-33
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Here we are, the 5th Sunday of Lent, our theme ever deepening as we approach Easter – deep calls to deep.  Deep water, deep forest, deep sky, deep wilderness, deep […]

A Given

March 14, 2021
Numbers 21:4-9; John 3:14-21
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Imagine you are wandering deep into a space of wilderness. Just as you begin to wonder if you have gone so far into the wilderness that you have found a […]

Vast and Deep

March 07, 2021
Psalm 19; John 2:13-22
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May the words of my mouth and the thoughts of my heart be pleasing in your sight, YHWH, my rock and my redeemer! One year ago today we were celebrating […]