On this beautiful messy faith journey called life.
Preached at Hope UCC 6.19.16 This week was hard. So hard. And if it was hard for me as a straight cisgender woman, I can only imagine how much harder it was for members of the LGBTQIA community. I found myself wavering between crushing heartbreak and livid anger. Not only about the massacre itself, whichRead More
Sermon on John 21:1-19 Recently as part of some Sacred Conversations on Race, I learned a few new concepts about transformation and change. Often when we are introduced to new ideas, or when we experience trauma, or even just in our regular day to day lives, there are three different zones, if you will, thatRead More
He is risen! He is risen indeed! Hear, o hear, beloved of God, the good news of the gospel: “They tried to buried us. They didn’t know we were seeds.” Let me tell you a story: Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdelene made her way toRead More
Because the world needs to be reminded that God is still speaking and widening the circle… Preached at Hope UCC 4/28/13 Scripture – Acts 11: 1-18 Several years ago the UCC began what would be a rather revolutionary marketing tactic called the “Still Speaking” campaign. It asserted that “God is Still Speaking,” and found inspirationRead More
We say grace, a prayer of thanks for our food, before most meals at our house. More often than not, our kids say the prayer. At first this was so cute. Now this is more of a race then anything. Who can say the grace first and who can say it as fast as possibleRead More
Preached on 11/15/15 Scripture: 1 Samuel 1:4-20, 1 Samuel 2:1-10 This morning’s scripture is a story from the book of Samuel. It is a story of how Samuel, the man and prophet, came to be. It is the story of Samuel’s mother Hannah, who was married to a husband who loved her dearly but couldn’t makeRead More