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A Lament for Orlando and a Repudiation of Demons

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

Holly Jackson June 20, 2016June 20, 2016Leave a comment

Feeding Sheep and Finding Brave Space

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

Holly Jackson April 12, 2016April 12, 2016Leave a comment

Easter 2016: Seeds of Resurrection

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

Holly Jackson March 27, 2016Leave a comment

God Is Still Speaking (On Boundaries and Inclusion)

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

Holly Jackson January 26, 2016January 26, 2016Leave a comment

A Thanksgiving Sermon: Saying and Living Grace

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

Holly Jackson November 20, 2015Leave a comment

Hannah’s Prayer: A Sermon after Paris and Beirut

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

Holly Jackson November 16, 2015November 20, 2015Comments (2)

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