Smugly secure with 2000 years to think about it, we sometimes look down our noses at our first-century Jewish sisters and brothers who struggled to …
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Sunday’s Sermon: “Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time”
In his book by the same title, the late Marcus Borg suggests that there might be more to Jesus than the Jesus we think we know. The Jesus the …
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Sunday’s Sermon: An Intimate and Just Love
The Church is eager to connect with a changing world in turmoil and potential. The Presbytery of the Cascades has adopted new mission/vision …
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Easter Sunday’s Sermon: “Perplexed and Terrified”
Those who arrived at the tomb that Easter morning were perplexed and terrified. I’ve preached an Easter sermon by this title before. But this time …
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Sunday’s Sermon: “The Same Mind as Christ”
Faith is often billed as a set of correct beliefs. But it’s more about relationship and a way of life. To have the same mind as Jesus is to see, feel, …
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Sunday’s Sermon: Making Room
At dinner with friends, Jesus’ death a week away, Mary anoints his feet with expensive perfume. The act triggers cynical, though reasonable critique …