Christ the King
What do we mean when we as church proclaim Jesus as Christ the King? (Luke 23:33-43; Jeremiah 23:1-6; Song of Zechariah; and Colossians...
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Reverend Sue
- Nov 8, 2022
- 6 min
A New Heaven here in our World
We are nearing the ending of the church year and we can sense that in our readings with themes of a coming new heaven and the...
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Reverend Sue
- Oct 31, 2022
- 4 min
All Saints
All Saints is that gift of a festival in which we can remember the saints of our tradition and give thanks for their continuing witness...
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Reverend Sue
- Oct 25, 2022
- 5 min
Seeking the One who is Seeking Us
The story of Zacchaeus shimmying up a tree to better see Jesus and then having Jesus invite himself to a long lunch (Luke 19:1-10. Twenty...
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Reverend Sue
- Oct 18, 2022
- 5 min
Stripping Away the Layers of Resistance
One way of understanding the Christian spiritual growth journey is the unending stripping away of the layers of resistance, ego...
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Reverend Sue
- Oct 11, 2022
- 4 min
Persistence as Spiritual Practice
Most of us have been taught that the parable about the unjust judge and the persevering widow (Luke 18:1-14, Nineteenth Sunday after...
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Reverend Sue
- Oct 4, 2022
- 5 min
The Ten Lepers
This story of the healing of the ten lepers and the one who says thank you to Jesus is so well known that we can miss the genius of the...
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Reverend Sue
- Sep 27, 2022
- 5 min
A spirit of power, love and self discipline
There is much in our outer world to lament, to fear, to regret. And there is much in our inner world to repent of, to let go of, and to...
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Reverend Sue
- Sep 20, 2022
- 4 min
The Time to be Grateful and Generous is Now
The teaching about wealth and our proper relationship with wealth is relentless and provocative in Luke’s gospel. And this week’s...
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Reverend Sue
- Sep 13, 2022
- 5 min
Outrageous Grace
Can the Jesus who told the beautiful encouraging parables about finding what and who is lost last week also be the author of this week’s...
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Reverend Sue
- Sep 6, 2022
- 4 min
A God who Searches for Us
The parables of Jesus about a God who seeks us out and rejoices over us is such a welcome relief after weeks of hard teachings. As always...
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Reverend Sue
- Aug 30, 2022
- 6 min
Belonging
Like many of us I prefer the sayings of Jesus that are all about love and peace and joy, all about acceptance and inclusion. I like...
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