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Birds, Blooms, and Bach” - Matthew 6:24-34 Cantata 51
This spring I had the chance to listen in on a conversation of 2020 graduates of my alma mater, Oberlin College. It was part of their...
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Oct 4, 20204 min read
Nature’s Lessons about God- Matthew 11: 25-30
Six years ago I did my internship at a church in Denver Colorado. My brother flew out to Minnesota from Connecticut and together we...
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Sep 27, 20205 min read
Talking the Talk, Walking the Walk- Matthew 21: 23-32
Imagine there were two mayors of nearby towns in the Old West. Let’s call them Dodge City and Mayberry. There were a lot of Christian...
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Sep 20, 20205 min read
Go and Learn What This Means
Matthew was a tax collector. He was Jew working for Rome, collecting hard earned income from people with meager resources For the...
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Sep 13, 20206 min read
Transformative Forgiveness - Matthew 18: 21-35
Today is Rally Day, the traditional kickoff to the Sunday School year. It’s different this year. A lot of things are different this...
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Sep 6, 20206 min read
If Two of You Agree on Anything- Matthew 18
My first year in college I had a roommate named Jamie. It was a real coincidence that she was assigned to be my roommate, because we had...
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Aug 30, 20205 min read
Following Jesus’ Path - Matthew 16: 21-28
On an episode of Seinfeld called “The Opposite” George Costanza starts the episode so discouraged with life that he decides from now on...
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Aug 23, 20204 min read
Color Outside the Lines - Romans 12:1-8
When I was in kindergarten one day, I had a bright idea. We were coloring in apples, four to a sheet. We were going to cut them out and...
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Aug 16, 20204 min read
Unconditional faith - Matthew 15:10-28
Close your eyes for a moment. I want to invite you to think of a time in your life when your faith was challenged the most. Maybe you...
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Aug 9, 20204 min read
Holding Hands in the Wind- Matthew 14:22-33
When the kids were small, we used to let them wear water wings in the pool. The inflatable arm bands allowed the kids to float and paddle...
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Aug 2, 20205 min read
The Miracle of Enough - Matthew 14:13-21
One day in mid-March, my husband came home with a 50 pound bag of oats. CT was about to go into lock down, and even though grocery stores...
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Jul 26, 20204 min read
Treasure In Unexpected Places - Matthew 13
What’s your favorite museum? What treasures are there? One of my favorites is the New Britain Museum of Art. I love their Hudson River...
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Jul 19, 20205 min read
Wheat & Weeds & Transformation
I’ll never forget the movie American History X. It’s a moving story about a white supremacist teenager Derek, who goes to jail for gang...
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Jul 12, 20206 min read
Planting Seeds
“Other seeds fell on good soil and brought forth grain, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. Let anyone with ears listen!” In...
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Jul 5, 20204 min read
My Yoke Is Easy.
Ten years I went to my first real yoga class It was power yoga, a more athletic form of the discipline than some other styles. I...
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Jun 29, 20205 min read
Welcome One Another
There’s nothing like the love and welcome of a grandmother. I think of times as a kid going over my Nana’s house or my Grandma’s house. ...
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Jun 14, 20204 min read
The Harvest Is Plentiful
The harvest is plentiful! Jesus says in our gospel lesson. Reminds me of the summer we planted a raised bed full of swiss chard, and then...
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May 31, 20205 min read
Sent Out to Transform the World
Today we celebrate the day the disciples became apostles, when those who learn became those who are sent out. Today we celebrate the day...
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May 24, 20207 min read
Are we there yet?
Back in the day when I was a kid, we took long car trips several times a year. My brother and I sat in the back seat of the car, playing...
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May 17, 20205 min read
I Will Not Leave You Orphaned
During this period of sheltering in place, my family has been revisiting the Harry Potter series. My husband and children are listening...
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