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In Remembrance of All of Them

Date: November 25, 2018
Scripture: Proverbs 31:1-31; Mark 14:3-9
Preacher: Rev. Eileen Parfrey

We Americans get uneasy around talk of kings.The only monarchs we like are butterflies and tabloid stars. Yet, here we are on the last Sunday of the liturgical year, celebrating Reign of Christ Sunday, a celebration of royal doctrine if ever we met one. That dis-ease with monarchy isn’t just us. The Torah (the first … read

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Give and Take

Date: November 11, 2018
Scripture: Mark 12:38-44
Preacher: Rev. Laurie Newman

This morning I told my colleague Melissa Olmsted that this sermon feels like it should come with a warning label.It feels like it may be too heavy.She paraphrased Mr. Rogers. Instead of looking for the helpers, perhaps what we need in this time is to look for the light.Look for the light.  At 11 a.m. … read

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Saints Above and Saints Below

Date: November 4, 2018
Scripture: Revelation 21:1-6a
Preacher: Rev. Beth Neel

It’s that time of year when melancholy can set in, as the days shorten and the rains come.Each year, our All Saints Remembrance feels like a time of melancholy too, as we read the list of names and find it hard to imagine that we lost all of those precious saints. When I was new … read

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Seeing

Date: October 28, 2018
Scripture: Mark 10:46-52
Preacher: Rev. Beth Neel

Believe me when I tell you that if you Google “how many people did Jesus heal in Mark’s gospel” you will be directed to websites that you’ve never heard of and that might espouse a theology or an understanding of the Bible that you’ve never even imagined. Better to read the gospel through and count … read

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Audacious

Date: October 21, 2018
Scripture: Mark 10:35-45
Preacher: Rev. Gregg Neel
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