Monthly Archives: September 2018

Sermon: “The Book of Vashti” (Gen. 2:18-25; Esther 1) [9/30/18]

It’s been an intense week.  On Tuesday, Bill Cosby was sentenced for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman.  Two days later Dr. Christine Blasey Ford and Judge Brett Kavanaugh testified to the Senate Judiciary Committee about her allegations of sexual … Continue reading

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Sermon: “I Love the Mountains” (Isaiah 65:17-25) [9/23/18]

(Sing)  I love the mountains, I love the rolling hills, I love the flowers, I love the daffodils, I love the fireside when all the lights are low… I do love the mountains!  Shortly after we finished the decision-making process … Continue reading

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Sermon: “Storm Archaeology” (Psalm 19:1-6 and Jer. 4:23-28) [9/16/18]

  (Astronaut Ricky Arnold snapped a photo of Hurricane Florence from the International Space Station.NASA) I looked at Earth— it was chaos and emptiness.  I looked to the heavens— their light was gone. I looked to the mountains— they quaked, … Continue reading

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Sermon: “O God, We Bear the Imprint of Your Face” (Gen. 1:26-28); [9/9/18]

Have you ever been in a place where you didn’t feel like you were being seen?  Like people were looking past you…or were looking at you but wishing you were something or someone different from who you are? Have you … Continue reading

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Sermon: “We’ve Got the Whole World in Our Hands” (Gen. 1:1-25) [9/2/18]

So…did you enjoy playing God?  What power!  “Let there be light!”  And there was light!  Let there be sky, land, sea, animals, creepy crawly things…and there were!   Our sacred Scriptures begin where the sacred texts of most religions begin–with … Continue reading

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