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Oct 25, 20214 min read
The Healing of Accompaniment - Mark 10:46-52
Ten years ago, Anne had hip replacement surgery. It was the first major operation she ever had, with two weeks in a rehab facility...
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Oct 18, 20215 min read
True Greatness: Service - Mark 10:35-45
What comes to mind when I say the word greatness? Football fans might think of Tom Brady, our former New England Patriots quarterback now...
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Oct 10, 20215 min read
Give Til It Hurts? - Mark 10:17-31
You might have heard the phrase, Give til it hurts. That seems to be what Jesus is asking for in our gospel lesson today. A man comes up...
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Oct 5, 20217 min read
Renew the Face of the Earth - Feast of St Francis 2021
Pastor Julie - Oct 3, 2021 “Lord, send out your Spirit, and renew the face of the earth.” These words from Psalm 104 came to me on a...
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Sep 27, 20215 min read
Stumbling Blocks and Little Ones - Mark 9:38-50
The first apartment that my husband and I lived in was 450 square feet. We were newlyweds, trying to get used to living in the same...
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Sep 22, 20215 min read
Rooted, Growing, Bearing Fruit - John 15:1-5, 8
I want us each to imagine ourselves as a tree or plant of some kind. Maybe you’re a sweet strawberry vine. Perhaps a wise ancient oak. ...
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Sep 13, 20215 min read
Putting On the Cross With Intention-Mark 8:27-38
The summer before I started my pastoral internship, I traveled for a month in India, Finishing up in the northern military outpost and...
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Aug 30, 20215 min read
Interpreting the Law like Jesus-Mark 7: 1-23
Pastor Brian - August 29, 2021 A pastor recently told me about an experience he had while doing interim work in New York City a number of...
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Aug 22, 20215 min read
Earning a Spot on God’s Team-2 Kings 5: 1-17
Pastor Brian - August 22, 2021 Growing up I loved to play baseball. One summer when I was about 12 or 13 I was old enough to play in the...
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Aug 15, 20214 min read
Living Dead, Living Bread - John 6:51-58
Are any of you the odd man out when it comes to genres of movies at your house? I love dramas, but the folks at my house love action...
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Aug 9, 20214 min read
Elijah, An Angel, and The Church Turkey-1 Kings 19:1-15
For the past few weeks, there’s been a regular visitor at the Avon Congregational Church. It’s a turkey who has taken up residence And...
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Aug 2, 20214 min read
Samsara, the Laundry Cycle, and Jesus - John 6:24-35
In college I was a religion major, and I studied the major world religions. I learned about a concept in Eastern religion called samsara...
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Jul 26, 20215 min read
Feeding of the Five Thousand-John 6:1-21
When Lewis and Clark travelled across the continental United States from 1804-1806 they were the first people of European descent to see...
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Jul 11, 20217 min read
Reputation Gone Awry - Mark 6:14-29
One of my favorite movies is the Back to the Future series. In it, 17 year old Marty McFly (played by Michael J. Fox) travels in a time...
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Jul 4, 20214 min read
Jesus and the Chieftain Project-Mark 6:1-13
The kid who left home and made it big came back to town. He’d gained a title since he left, and crowds followed him around like...
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Jun 29, 20215 min read
Holy Interruptions-Mark 5:21-43
Interruptions can be annoying. They can be distracting and frustrating. They can get us side-tracked and make us forget the important...
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Jun 20, 20215 min read
Where is God in my suffering? - Job 38:1-11; Mark 4:35-41
This Lent I joined a virtual spiritual retreat on the book of Job, led by one of my mentors, Mary. Mary was an American Baptist pastor in...
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Jun 14, 20215 min read
“Expect the Unexpected” - Mark 4.26-34
Every year I prepare my garden by adding compost. I have one of those composters that turns, but I am an amateur gardener at best And I...
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Jun 7, 20215 min read
Holy Communion: The Holy Reminder- Luke 22:7-27
Have you ever read the book or seen the movie “The Hunger Games?” It’s a riveting story about a dystopian society where every year a boy...
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May 30, 20214 min read
Hearing the Voice of the Lord -Psalm 29, John 3
The voice of the Lord is a powerful voice the voice of the Lord is a voice of splendor, Psalm 29 says. The Psalm often entitled, “Hymn to...
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