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In my early 20's my then-husband and I lived on a sailboat. It was a beautiful old wooden boat with no fancy navigation equipment to...
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- Sep 7
- 4 min
Where Are We Now?
An update from the trail It is hard to believe that in a few short months I will have been with you for two years. As interim ministry...
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- Aug 31
- 3 min
Do we still dream?
"There will be neither rest nor tranquility in America until the Negro is granted his citizenship rights. The whirlwinds of revolt will...
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- Aug 25
- 4 min
Apocalypse Now?
“Look, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to each person according to what they have done. I am the Alpha and the...
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- Jul 27
- 3 min
Summertime...
Jesus would often go to the wilderness where he could be alone and pray. Luke 5:16 As I prepare to travel back to Maine for my annual...
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- Jul 19
- 3 min
General Synod Reflection #3
Making All Things New... Isaiah 43:18-19 At this year's Synod we passed 13 of the 14 Resolutions of Witness brought by congregations,...
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- Jul 13
- 3 min
34th General Synod Reflections, #2
Making All Things New... Isaiah 43:18-19 Last week I shared with you a little about my first UCC General Synod. As I said, it was a gift...
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- Jul 6
- 3 min
34th General Synod Reflections...
Making All Things New... Isaiah 43:18-19 I will start by confessing that this is my first UCC General Synod (our biennial national...
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- Jun 22
- 4 min
The Whole Truth
Last Monday we celebrated Junteenth, a new federal holiday celebrated on the anniversary of the order by Major General Gordon Granger...
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- Jun 15
- 2 min
Going Beyond Just Listening
One Ringy, Dingy... Two Ringy, Dingy... Some of you may remember Lily Tomlin's character Ernestine on Rowan and Martin's Laugh In from...
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- Jun 8
- 3 min
Pride Without Prejudice
I was scrolling through some news clips last night and caught an interview with the President of the Human Rights Campaign, Kelly...
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- May 25
- 3 min
Remembering Well
When I was a kid (cue the schmaltzy music...) No really, when I was a kid, Memorial Day was a day of remembering. Often it was about...
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- May 18
- 3 min
Greetings From Maui
I am writing this week from Maui, my retreat location as I participate virtually in the Festival of Homiletics hosted by Luther Seminary....
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- May 11
- 3 min
Leading From Faith
Last night I was made aware of a press conference that the "Salem Faith Leaders" were holding this morning to oppose HB 2002 and SJR 33. ...
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- May 4
- 3 min
Getting to "Cruising Altitude"
The first week in a month is always filled with lots of meetings in the life of our congregation. It also means my mind is a jumble of...
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- Apr 27
- 3 min
Emergence and Hope
If you have been coming to worship during the Easter season you will have noticed that our theme for this period between Easter and...
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- Apr 6
- 3 min
Cancel Culture and the Cross
I've been thinking a lot about the Cross and the ways in which our contemporary form of Cancel Culture has echos thought out history. ...
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- Mar 30
- 3 min
Thoughts and prayers…
15. That is how many school shootings we have had so far in the first three months of 2023. 16. That’s how many fatalities there have...
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- Mar 23
- 4 min
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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- 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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