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Christmas Eve Service 2017

December 25, 2017 / admin / Events

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Cats and Christmas Trees: A Tricky Business

December 25, 2017 / admin / Sermons, Uncategorized

In case you are not acquainted with this particular maneuver–that is, of bringing a Christmas tree into the house and setting it up — you might benefit from knowing some of the best practices…
The first thing to do, is not do what I do…

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The Agapé Thread – December 2017

December 11, 2017 / admin / The Agapé Thread, Uncategorized

Agape is the Greek word for love that is the primary teaching of Jesus. It roughly translates to “neighbor love.”

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The Point of Illumination

December 10, 2017 / admin / Sermons, Uncategorized

An oral tradition is not an act of remembering. It’s an act of maintenance. When something that was written 800 years ago is passed from one generation to the next, it stops being 800 years old, and becomes something that your grandmother taught you.

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Mystery is Near

December 3, 2017 / admin / Sermons, Uncategorized

When we find ourselves on the edge — confronted by the inevitable challenge of our mortality, facing eternity, we are humbled by a mystery that cannot be fathomed.
This is a moment of religious desperation, a moment when try, in vain, to tame the ultimate.

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11/26/17: Koyama: A Sonnet for an Old Farmhouse at Bedtime

November 29, 2017 / admin / Poetry Corner

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Pathfinder — December 2017

November 29, 2017 / admin / Pathfinder

On November 27th — which, as of this writing is three days off — I will have been your pastor for one year! In garlic terms, then, my bottom two or three leaves would now be turning yellow.

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Protected: November 2017

November 27, 2017 / admin / Monthly Minutes

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Eyes of the Heart, Enlightened

November 26, 2017 / admin / Sermons, Uncategorized

the heart, by itself is a biological necessity, but the heart with eyes is a religious necessity.
The heart must interact with the rest of the world. Then the heart is given meaning. Then the life is given purpose.

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10/08/17: Dylan Thomas–Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night

November 21, 2017 / admin / Poetry Corner, Uncategorized

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