God Promises: grace and courage
2 Corinthians 1:19b-22 (Testify, week 8) We’re almost at the end of our examination of the statement of faith of the United Church of Christ. We have one more section,…
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God Calls Us: the Church
2 Corinthians 4 (Testify, week 7) We are coming to the end of our exploration of the UCC’s statement of faith, this campfire that lights the center of our community.…
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God Has Come: Jesus
Guest Preachers: Rev. Dave & Rev. Beth Long-Higgins John 1:1-9 (Testify, week 5) This morning we continue to explore the statement of faith of the United Church of Christ. It…
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We believe in God
1 John 1 & John 1 (Testify, week 1) Chuck Townley and I have an ongoing discussion about the word “testimony.” And when I say “ongoing” I mean that we’ve…
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We Are Part of the Solution
Matthew 7:1-5 (But Now I See, part 3) This morning we are wrapping up our three week series on faith and bias, called “But Now I See.” The first week…
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We Are Part of the Problem
Matthew 7:1-5 (But Now I See, part 2) This is our second week in a three week series on bias. If we want to fulfill our calling to be an…
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Expanding Beyond Our Bias
Matthew 7: 1-5 (But Now I See, part 1) So, when I was in college, one night I went to a concert with some friends of mine. But we went…
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Pentecost: an Expansive Church is Born
Acts 2 and Galatians 3 Pentecost is one of my favorite church holidays. Maybe even my very favorite. Christmas and Easter are great, but they feel cultural as much as…
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The Woman Who Loved Much
Luke 7:36-50 (Unsung Sheroes, part 5) This morning we wrap up our series exploring the stories of Unsung Sheroes in the book of Luke. Stories about women in the Bible…
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The (Im)Perfect Hostess
Luke 10:38-42 (Unsung Sheroes part 4) We are now almost finished with our series exploring the stories of Unsung Sheroes in the book of Luke. Stories about women in the…