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Persisting in Prayer, Wrestling with God
The first reading we heard this morning is a fascinating story about when the man Jacob becomes Israel. This story is about a struggle...
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- Oct 10, 2022
- 5 min
A Spirituality of Gratitude
My childhood dog was a yellow lab named Blondie. She was the most energetic, playful dog you can imagine. She had a good heart but was...
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- Oct 3, 2022
- 5 min
Faith: A Relationship of Trust
Last week we explored how faith is a gift from God, and not an emotion or an idea we create for ourselves. This week Jesus’ disciples...
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- Sep 26, 2022
- 6 min
Who We Are: St. Matthew Day
Today we celebrate St. Matthew Day! It’s a day to celebrate our congregation’s namesake, the disciple and Gospel writer Matthew, whose...
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- Sep 19, 2022
- 6 min
The Economy of Mammon and the Economy of God
For those who don’t know, I’m a big sports fan. I love the Red Sox and when I was in middle school, I went to a Red Sox game for a...
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- Sep 12, 2022
- 5 min
The Reckless and Foolish Search
I had a family dog who died recently. He was a little shih tzu-pug mix named PJ. He attended some of our outdoor services here at St....
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- Sep 6, 2022
- 7 min
The Challenging Road Toward True Discipleship - Luke 14 : 25 - 33
In my hometown Bethlehem, Connecticut there’s a monastery called the Abbey of Regina Laudis. Benedictine nuns founded it in 1947...
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- Aug 29, 2022
- 5 min
Ancient Dinner Parties & Middle School Lunches - Luke 14: 1, 7-14
In the Gospel lesson today Jesus is at a dinner party and then tells a parable about a dinner party. Dinner party etiquette was a big...
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- Aug 23, 2022
- 7 min
The Sacred Sabbath - Luke 13:10-17
There’s a story about an aging woodsman and his young apprentice having an all-day wood chopping contest. The apprentice was a strong...
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- Aug 8, 2022
- 6 min
Mindfulness: Alert Without Fear - Luke 12:32-40
One morning last spring I was walking out of the parsonage. I closed the door, without paying much attention to my surroundings. I...
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- Aug 1, 2022
- 6 min
Liberation from Spiritual Clutter - Luke 12:13-21
There’s nothing like reality TV shows to help us understand Jesus’ parables. The first one that comes to mind is “Storage Wars” - have...
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- Jul 26, 2022
- 5 min
Prayer: The Way to Grow in Relationship with God - Luke 11:1-13
Humanity, in general, has a broken relationship with God. I don’t need to explain to you how deeply in need of healing we are. Sin is...
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- Jul 19, 2022
- 7 min
Guest preacher The Rev. Dr. Lisa Dahill - Luke 10:38-42, Colossians 1:15-28
Have everyone take a pinecone, rock, leaf, some object that attracts you … So good to be with you! From last Sunday’s Good Samaritan...
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- Jul 11, 2022
- 7 min
Listening & Understanding Your Neighbor - Luke 10:25-37
The Parable of the Good Samaritan is one of the most famous parables in the Bible. It’s only in Luke’s Gospel and it comes up in the...
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- Jul 5, 2022
- 7 min
What Were the Seventy Evangelizing About? - Luke 10:1-11, 16-20
My senior year in college at Valparaiso University, I lived in an off-campus apartment. One Saturday morning, a local pastor knocked on...
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- Jun 28, 2022
- 7 min
I Will Follow You Lord, But . . . - Luke 9:51-62
Have you ever heard the Shel Silverstein poem “I Can’t Go To School Today”? It’s a little long so I won’t read the entire thing, but it...
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- Jun 21, 2022
- 7 min
Spirits and Demons - Luke 8:26-39
There’s a funny comic I saw around Christmastime of baby Jesus in the manager surrounded by animals. All the animals say something nice...
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- Jun 7, 2022
- 4 min
From Disciples to Apostles - Acts 2 & John 14
Today is Pentecost. It’s the day we celebrate when the disciples became apostles, when those who learn became those who are sent out....
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- Jun 1, 2022
- 5 min
Jesus' Prayer for Oneness - John 17:20-26
Jesus prayed the night before he died for oneness. Not just for his disciples, but for all his followers who would come after. Oneness...
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- May 18, 2022
- 7 min
Love Transforms the World - John 13:31-55 & Revelation 21:1-6
This Easter season we’ve been reading from the book of Revelation as our first lesson, and if you attended adult forum last week you...
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