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Testimony and tests
We are a community of faith drawn together in our common search for spiritual life. We are a community of testimony rather than tests,...
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office48464
- Mar 16
- 4 min
Trains, Hobos and a Just World
As I was driving into work this morning, I noticed the neatly lined up shopping carts filled with personal belongings of those living...
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office48464
- Mar 9
- 4 min
Joy in the Mourning
This morning I saw a headline saying Marjorie Taylor Greene has been appointed Speaker Pro Tempore of the House of Representatives. This...
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office48464
- Feb 2
- 4 min
A Culture of Grace
In the world of organizational development experts there is a saying. "Culture eats strategy for breakfast." This line, attributed in...
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office48464
- Feb 2
- 1 min
Proposed Covenant FCCUCC
This is the draft proposed by the Governance Team to be adopted in 2023 by the congregation. We Covenant To: Be a progressive Christian...
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office48464
- Jan 19
- 3 min
Capacity, Expectations and Going the Distance
I wonder if this is happening to you these days? I feel like I am saying "Before Covid..." a whole lot more. There are so many ways and...
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office48464
- Jan 12
- 2 min
Walking With God...
When I go on vacation I often take a book I've been meaing to read for a while but just haven't gotten around to it. This last vacation...
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office48464
- Dec 29, 2022
- 3 min
New Year, New Day
As we prepare to end 2022 and begin 2023, I am curious about what has stood out for you from this past year? Was it a personal event that...
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office48464
- Dec 15, 2022
- 3 min
A World Too Dangerous for a Baby
This week, as I was driving to work, I heard two stories, back-to-back, about children that got me thinking about Christmas and how the...
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office48464
- Dec 1, 2022
- 8 min
Catching the SonRise
Last Sunday we had technical difficulties and were unable to livestream or record worship. Several people asked if I would share my...
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office48464
- Nov 10, 2022
- 3 min
Our Unshared Reality
I have been watching the various clips of people who interview Trump supporters who are seemingly unwilling to believe evidence-based...
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office48464
- Nov 4, 2022
- 3 min
Stewarding the Future
I've been thinking a lot about what it means to be Stewards of the Future. I know, this is my sermon topic this week but it really goes...
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office48464
- Oct 6, 2022
- 3 min
Lawn Signs and Jesus
The little town I lived in before I moved west in 2019 was one of New Hampshire's epicenters for political palm pressing and diner photo...
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office48464
- Sep 29, 2022
- 3 min
The Peace of the City
This week I toured the Church of the Park (COPT) pallet shelter sites. I was invited by Linda Myers, the Executive Pastor at Salem...
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office48464
- Sep 21, 2022
- 3 min
Imago Dei
When I came out as a woman who loves women in 2000, the denominational wars over inclusion of LGBT folks (those were the only letters...
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office48464
- Sep 14, 2022
- 2 min
Jazz of Life
I don't know about you, but I LOVE that there is a public jazz station here in the Portland listening area. I listen to KMHD at the...
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office48464
- Sep 8, 2022
- 3 min
Mission Possible
“Your mission, should you choose to accept it…” A hidden tape recorder and a dossier of photos and information is found in a secret...
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office48464
- Jul 7, 2022
- 2 min
Our Gig
Last Sunday we celebrated 170 years of ministry as the First Congregational Church of Salem, Oregon. What a delight for me to...
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office48464
- Jun 29, 2022
- 4 min
A Christian Like Obed
Rev. Robin Lunn I've been wondering a lot these days about what Obed Dickinson would have done in the face of the injustices we are...
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office48464
- Jun 2, 2022
- 3 min
What Kind of "Christian"?
These last few weeks we have seen the aftermath of the latest round of mass shootings (4 or more people killed or injured), all acts...
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