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Sermon: Bad Reception
“Bad Reception” (Feb 3, 2013) God’s promise to the prophets– to be with them so they do not need to be afraid– seems on the surface to be an empty one, as prophet after prophet is harassed, degraded,...
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Sermon: Unveiled
“Unveiled” (February 10, 2013) Paul reminds us that we experience and communicate God through a filter. How do our perceptions and expectations shape how we experience God and the world around us? How...
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Sermon: A Caterpillar with Wings
“A Caterpillar with Wings” (February 17, 2013) I’m embarrassed to admit how old I was when I realized that butterflies were not simply caterpillars with wings. I’m also embarrassed to admit that most...
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Sermon: In Time
“In Time” (February 24, 2013) There’s a time for everything– including nap time and deep, potentially painful, spiritual transformation time. Sometimes kids don’t want naps, even though it’s good for...
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Sermon: Come Home
“Come Home” (March 10, 2013) We know that in God’s grace, we are welcomed home no matter how far we have strayed. Can we also find the courage and compassion, when it is safe to do so, to welcome our...
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Sermon: Looking Ahead
“Looking Ahead” (March 17, 2013) Paul writes of having rejected the world’s definition of spirituality, pressing onward instead to follow Jesus. How do we view what it means to be faithful? (John...
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Sermon: Powerless Palms
“Powerless Palms” (March 24, 2013 – Palm Sunday, anniversary of the death of Oscar Romero) We have a choice, as individuals and as a society, in how we respond to violence. The expectation for that...
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Sermon: Rising from Ashes
Redwood “family circle,” photographed by me in Muir Woods. “Rising From Ashes” (March 31, 2013, Easter Sunday) Redwood trees grow to towering, mind-boggling size, with incredible resistance to fire,...
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Sermon: Now I get it!
“Now I get it!” (April 7, 2013) It takes the disciples who encounter the risen Jesus a little while to realize who he is, and that gets me thinking: why is it so hard to recognize the risen Christ in...
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Sermon: Confining Comfort
“Confining Comfort” (April 14, 2013) A few days after the resurrection, the disciples return to doing what is familiar to them. Often we find ourselves stuck in familiar habits and routines, even when...
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Sermon: Falling Scales– Ananias and the Boston Bombing
Photo by Heidi Carrington Heath “Falling Scales” (April 21, 2013) In the wake of the bombing in Boston this past week, we reflect on what it means to forgive, and to reach out to those we might call...
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Sermon: The Divine Why
“The Divine Why” (April 28, 2013) Like children and teenagers, in trying to understand our purpose and mission, we must constantly ask “why?” and “so what?”. In living out God’s vision for life made...
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Sermon: God’s Gardening
“God’s Gardening” (May 5, 2013) The Biblical story is filled with gardens, always conveying humanity’s flourishing– or lack thereof– as we seek to live before God and with one another. Although we may...
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Sermon: Break the Chains
“Break the Chains” (May 12, 2013) This phenomenal story from the Book of Acts invites us into the heart and experience of those who have been complicit in oppression, and reminds us that the chains of...
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Sermon: Just Breathe
photo by MadMaven/T.S.Heisele, used with permission “Just Breathe” (May 19, 2013 – Pentecost) Just as in Hebrew and Greek, our English word for “spirit” is linked to words for breathing. Can we take...
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Sermon: Divine Teamwork
“Divine Teamwork” (May 26, 2013) The idea of God as Trinity is complex and hard to make sense of. Ultimately, I think it’s unimportant– unless it can tell us something about God and something about how...
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Sermon: Such Faith!
“Such Faith!” (June 2, 2013) Too scared or too savvy to come to Jesus himself, a Roman officer sends Jewish leaders to Jesus, to seek healing for a beloved servant, and these leaders vouch for the...
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Sermon: Never Empty
“Never Empty” (June 9, 2013) Just when it seems all hope is gone, and the last flour has been scraped from the jar, the last loved one pried from her life, a widow who opened her home to a prophet...
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Sermon: Shhhh!
“Shhhh!” (June 23, 2013) In the midst of a chaotic and frightening time, when God has just been revealed to him in fire and destruction, Elijah somehow finds it in himself to hear and notice God in the...
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Sermon: Passing the Baton
“Passing the Baton” (June 30, 2013) Elisha wishes only to follow in the footsteps of his teacher, Elijah, and to pick up the mantle of his ministry. Whom do we emulate and seek to follow? Do we focus...
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