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Oct 3, 20225 min read

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, 20226 min read

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, 20226 min read

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, 20225 min read

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, 20227 min read

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, 20225 min read

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, 20227 min read

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, 20226 min read

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, 20226 min read

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, 20225 min read

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, 20227 min read

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, 20227 min read

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, 20227 min read

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, 20227 min read

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, 20227 min read

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, 20224 min read

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 7, 20221 min read

Meeting Notes 06/09/2022

Agenda · Communication Plan check in · Feedback on July 4 end date · Data Sheet · When we transition into Analytics phase Letters...

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Jun 1, 20225 min read

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, 20227 min read

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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May 9, 20226 min read

Our Good Shepherd - John 10:22-30

There’s a funny video of a boy who helps a sheep stuck in a ditch. Maybe you’ve seen it on YouTube. The boy struggles to free the...

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