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What to Do at the End of Your Rope

Date: November 10, 2024
Scripture: 1 Kings 17:8-16, Mark 12:38-44
Preacher: Rev. Eileen Parfrey

It has been a week, so let’s just acknowledge that most of us have experienced a lot of emotions: fear, anger, disappointment, grief, disgust, disbelief, horror, self-pity. Two weeks ago, when I needed to choose a preaching text for today so that the rest of the folks involved in worship planning could do their work, … read

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Do This

Date: November 3, 2024
Scripture: Isaiah 25:6-9 (The Message)
Preacher: Rev. Lindsey Hubbard-Groves

May the words of my mouth and the meditations of all our hearts help us to know the words of Saint Paul, that “as we have borne the image of the earthly, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.”                  —1 Corinthians 15:49  Amen. And as we have borne the image of the earth(l)y, … read

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How We Got to This Place

Date: October 27, 2024
Scripture: Esther 4:1-14
Preacher: Rev. Eileen Parfrey

This Esther story has all the elements of a Hollywood blockbuster—palace intrigue, feisty women, steamy sex, political shenanigans, gruesome violence. Its only drawback is that it is also filled with so many names, relationships, and convoluted plot twists, it takes half an hour just to set up the situation. Not only that, but God doesn’t … read

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Do You Know What You Ask?

Date: October 20, 2024
Scripture: Mark 10:35-45
Preacher: Junha Kim

This encounter between the disciples and Jesus is one that I think is a little bit too familiar. James and John, who get a really bad rap here, come up to Jesus and make one of my favorite requests in the Bible: “Jesus, we’re not going to tell you what it is that we want, … read

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Hat Rack

Date: October 13, 2024
Scripture: Mark 10:17-31
Preacher: Rev. Lindsey Hubbard-Groves

I think maybe because of all the storms, and where they’ve hit, I’ve been thinking about my grandparents lately, especially on my mom’s side. When we lived in Clearwater, they lived in St. Petersburg, both metro areas of Tampa, Florida, and they later owned a bed and breakfast in Western North Carolina. I have great … read

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Made in the Community of God

Date: October 6, 2024
Preacher: Junha Kim

In the wake of a historical and generational imperialism, colonialism, and class oppression in South Korea, a phenomenon occurred within the identities of its already very collective and communal people. What can only be defined as a cultural concept of sorts, this phenomenon is called han. It’s hard to even consider this a concept, because … read

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