Monthly Archives: October 2016

Sermon: Humbling Prayer (Lk. 18:9-14) 10/23/16

When was the last time you prayed–not here at church, but by yourself?  I know.  It’s a nosy question…you don’t have to answer out loud. 🙂  When you last prayed, for what did you pray?  How did you pray?  What … Continue reading

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Sermon: “Kissing the Leper Within” (ONA Sunday, 10/9/16) Luke 17:11-19

When sharing Pilgrimage’s mission with a new colleague, she told me about the time a friend came out to her.  “We were talking,” she said, “when Lisa told me she’d recently come out.”  My friend confessed that she was surprised … Continue reading

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Confessing My Sin of Silence

As a Christian pastor, I take the separation of Church and State seriously.  I do not believe it appropriate for pastors–in their roles as pastors–to support one candidate over another.  While I do believe it’s vital that people of faith … Continue reading

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Sermon: “Welcome to the Table!” (10/2/16) Luke 14:1-24

           Week before last, I was asked to co-lead a group to Ireland in the Spring.  If it works out, I’ll let you know…there will be seats on the trip for Pilgrimage folks.  Pilgrimage on pilgrimage! The process of dreaming … Continue reading

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Sermon: “How Might We Act the World into Wellbeing through Our Facility?” (9/25/16)

  The past few years, we’ve been talking, dreaming, and praying about our gathering places.  Eight years ago, we envisioned Divine Redesign as one step in a longer process of updating our facility.  That’s why we chose to rent a … Continue reading

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