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Division & Fire
A common theme in the Gospel of Luke is that Jesus’ ministry is gonna turn the world upside-down.
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Aug 14, 20195 min read
Faith, Doubt, and Imagination.
As a young person, I was a bit of a skeptic about Christianity. When I went to college, I decided that I would take some religion classes...
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Aug 5, 20195 min read
Build Bigger Barns
A few years ago, I read in the newspaper about Yale environmental studies grad student building her own tiny house to bring to school....
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Jul 21, 20196 min read
The Art of Listening
Kathy was a naturalist before she became a pastor. One of her jobs was to give guided walks in state par
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Jul 20, 20194 min read
My Faith Story - Sarah Burns
I’d like to preface my faith story with a few facts about myself. The first is
something that I expect is common to many of us – my belief
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Jul 17, 20196 min read
Who's my neighbor
In 1996 the KKK held a rally in Ann Arbor Michigan, home of Michigan University.
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Jun 16, 20195 min read
The Flow of the Divine: The Dance of Trinity
Pastor Brian Rajcok
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May 19, 20194 min read
Surrounded By Intelligences Other Than Our Own
This is in stark contrast with how the Bible portrays our relationship with the natural world. Our Psalm today calls on all aspects of...
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May 12, 20194 min read
The Great Promised Feast
When I was a young woman, I saw a film called Longtime Companion. The movie chronicled the lives of several gay men during the AIDS...
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May 5, 20196 min read
Sheep Feeding
Jesus had always recognized Simon son of John as someone with a lot of potential. He had so much potential that early on Jesus nicknamed...
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Apr 29, 20194 min read
Kinesthetic Learning
Educators have taught us that there are multiple styles of learning. The majority of people are visual learners, taking in the most ...
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Apr 22, 20195 min read
The Resurrection Laundry Miracle
When I was seven years old, an amazing thing happened. Every morning when I woke up, there was a brand new pair of purple striped socks,...
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Apr 7, 20194 min read
Stingy Story, Lavish Love
I met Lynn when I was a young pastor. She organized the acolytes at church, was about 20 older than me. She lived with MS, but managed...
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Mar 31, 20197 min read
Scandalous Forgiveness
This is a parable about extravagant forgiveness, about a father who doesn’t even consider not forgiving. This is a parable about a young...
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Mar 25, 20192 min read
Ending the Blame Game
But many of us do harbor the thought that a person is responsible for what happens to them. We hear of someone getting arrested and we...
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Mar 10, 20194 min read
The Fast Forward Button
Remember the Fast forward button? What a great invention. I remember zooming through all the previews on my rented movie. breezing by the...
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