“Knowing and Unknowing,”: Sermon for 3/5/23 by Rev. Dr. Pamela Dolan
Knowing and Unknowing A Sermon for March 5, 2023 The Rev. Dr. Pamela Dolan Text: John 3:1-17 I’ve been listening to an audiobook called A…
Knowing and Unknowing A Sermon for March 5, 2023 The Rev. Dr. Pamela Dolan Text: John 3:1-17 I’ve been listening to an audiobook called A…
Temptation and Identity A Sermon for Lent 1 February 26, 2023 The Rev. Dr. Pamela Dolan Texts used: Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7, Romans 5:12-19, Matthew 4:1-11 Lead us not into temptation. This line from the traditional version of the Lord’s Prayer is one of those…
The Body Keeps the Score A Sermon for Ash Wednesday, 2/22/23 February 22, 2023 The Rev. Dr. Pamela Dolan Isaiah 58:1-12 “The body keeps the score.” That phrase is the title of a book—a book that, to tell the truth, I haven’t read…
A Sermon for Feb. 12, 2023, 6th Sunday after the Epiphany The Rev. Deborah Hawkins Wiggle Room “So when you are offering your gift at the altar, if you remember that your brother or sister has something against you, leave your gift there before…
A Sermon for Jan. 29, 2023, 4th Sunday after the Epiphany The Rev. Deborah Hawkins ‘Witnesses’ The biblical prophets do not predict the future, rather they witness to the present in a way that allows us to imagine a future different from the one…
“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near,” a sermon by The Rev. Deborah Hawkins When I was 12 or 13 years old I was off, far from home, on a Girl Scout camping trip. We had a rule in the troop about…
The Rev. Dr. Pamela Dolan January 15, 2023 Text: John 1:29-42 “There was a time when the church was very powerful–the time when the early Christians rejoiced at being deemed worthy to suffer for what they believed. Whenever the early Christians entered a town, the…
The Rev. Dr. Pamela Dolan Epiphany and Beyond January 8, 2023 Texts: Isaiah 42:1-9 and Matthew 3:13-17 Have you taken down your Christmas tree yet? Trust me, there is no right answer to this question. Some of you are probably super organized and want…
Holy Name January 1, 2023 The Rev. Deborah Hawkins Blessings – pass them on “Mary treasured these words and pondered them in her heart.” Have you ever carefully made a decision that had life changing consequences and then, after you moved into this life…
The Rev. Pamela Dolan Text: John 1:1-14 When you think about the Christmas story, the beginning of the Gospel of John is probably not the first thing that comes to mind. Imagine a children’s Christmas pageant that did away with shepherds in bathrobes, wise…