By Joanna Lawrence Shenk Ezekiel 37:1-14 Happy Pentecost! I imagine that most of us are familiar with the Pentecost story as told in Acts. It’s an exciting one, with wind and fire and miracles! The disciples are hiding away and then the Holy Spirit, like a rushing wind, fills the room they are in. The…
This sermon was presented along with a slide show, which provided a lot of the “text” for the sermon. I have tried to include as many links to these images as I can; feel free to imagine the rest! John 17:6-19 It has been fun to hear people’s reaction to this passage from John this…
This sermon, by Geoff Martin, is a follow-up to our Earth Day service of April 25. Psalm 96:11-13, 1 John 2:15-17 Opening On Christmas Day, 1996, I tore open the wrapping on my first CD player—top-loading with a double cassette deck and detachable speakers. Later that day, from my grandparents, my first CD, called Seltzer,…
Earth Day Reflections presented Sunday, April 25, 2021, by Elaine Miller, Miriam Menzel, George Lin, Stephanie Stevens and Jim Musselman. Elaine Miller Who are among our great cloud of witnesses? Who are the ancestors in our memories, our spirit and our blood? My cloud of witnesses includes family, those gone before, AND representatives from the…
By Joanna Lawrence Shenk Psalm 4 Answer me when I call, God of my justice!Give me relief from my distress!Have mercy!Hear my prayer! How long will you people dishonor me before God?How long will you love delusion and pursue lies?Know that those who love YHWHhave been set apart by divine will—YHWH will hear me when…
Easter Sunday Matthew 28:1-10 There are shadows within us. Yes, there is also a burning flame, an Inner Light as the Quakers call it, the image of God in us. But the shadows are there. We’ve been exploring them throughout Lent. Morton Kelsey, a priest and psychologist, puts it this way, “Each of us has…
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