5 OT B ~"Not Permitted to Speak" ~ Rev. Richard Eslinger
During more peaceful times, we pilgrims to the Holy Land flew in to Tel Aviv and after landing, we were transferred from the airplane to...
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Jan 233 min read
4 OT B ~ "Loose in the Synagogue" ~ Susan McGurgan, D.Min.
It is Sabbath morning in Capernaum, and the smell of last night’s catch still lingers on the breeze and rises from the boats anchored...
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Jan 153 min read
3 OT B ~ "...as a Disciple" ~ Rev. Benjamin Roberts, D.Min.
In August of 2002, I entered seminary in Buffalo, New York. I was discerning and studying with the Oblates of Mary Immaculate, a...
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Jan 94 min read
2 OT B ~ "We Need Andrews" ~ Susan McGurgan, D.Min.
I grew up in Oklahoma in the land of red clay, tall thermometers, and Oral Roberts -- a deeply religious corner of the world where Friday...
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Jan 26 min read
The Epiphany of the Lord B ~"Home by Another Way"~ Rev. Richard Eslinger
These Magi are probably Persian and would be devoted to studying the stars in order to find meaning in the events here on earth. They...
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Dec 26, 20232 min read
Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph ~ "Anna" ~Susan McGurgan D.Min.
Embedded deep within the Bible-- and just a little hidden sometimes, by the Prophets and the Kings and the Warriors and the Priests and...
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Dec 23, 20233 min read
The Nativity of the Lord ~ "Which Shepherd?" ~ Rev. Benjamin Roberts, D.Min.
I have always loved the shepherds in the Christmas story. And it might have a little to do with having played the part of the shepherd...
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Dec 18, 20232 min read
Advent 4 B ~ "The Impossible" ~ Susan McGurgan, DMin
I hear a lot of homilies and read a lot of reflections that focus on Mary’s obedience. Her receptivity. Her quietness. Her “Yes.” Most of...
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Dec 11, 20232 min read
Advent 3 B ~ "Rejoicing As We Wait" ~ Rev. Benjamin Roberts, DMin
In the season of Advent, we keep watch for the one who keeps his promise. In the season of Advent, we prepare the way of the Lord. And in...
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Dec 5, 20233 min read
Advent 2 B ~ "Where God Can Surprise Us, and All Bets are Off" ~ Susan McGurgan, DMin
When we look at the three-year cycle of Sunday readings, it doesn’t take long to figure out that Advent readings are frequently odd,...
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Nov 27, 20236 min read
Advent 1 B ~ "Watchful and Alert" ~ Rev. Richard Eslinger
The Advent Season comes in a bifocal way. It comes in a “soft” tone, as the Irish would put it, a time of prayer and reconnecting with...
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Nov 21, 20232 min read
The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe ~ Rev. Benjamin Roberts, DMin
On this Sunday we celebrate the feast of Christ the King. This is the final Sunday of the liturgical year. Next week we will begin the...
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Nov 14, 20236 min read
33 OT A ~ "Money and the Kingdom" ~ Susan McGurgan, DMin
Many of us unconsciously divide our lives into separate, distinct, compartmentalized chunks… There is the spiritual part— AKA, the “good...
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Nov 7, 20234 min read
32 OT A ~ "Maybe it's Not About the Oil" Susan McGurgan, DMin.
As wedding stories go, this particular wedding story is not what you would call, festive. It's frustrating, and even a little, well......
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susan mcgurgan
Oct 31, 20235 min read
31 OT A ~ "Practicing What We Preach" ~ Rev. Richard Eslinger
The trajectory from Jesus’ teaching we hear today to our own life together is rather clear and straightforward. St. Matthew tells us of...
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Oct 23, 20234 min read
30 OT A ~ "Another Way" ~ Susan McGurgan, D.Min.
It is hard, this week, to read this passage from Exodus against the grim backdrop of violent images and disturbing updates from Gaza and...
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Oct 16, 20233 min read
29 OT A ~ "Called by Name" ~ Rev. Benjamin Roberts, D.Min.
If Almighty God was going to have a draft for some kind of Fantasy Faithful Team, then Cyrus of Persia seems like a very interesting...
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susan mcgurgan
Oct 9, 20233 min read
28 OT A ~Invitation to the Feast" ~ Rev. Benjamin Roberts, D.Min.
I grew up about thirty miles from here. I went to one school for kindergarten and first grade. Then I was redistricted and went to...
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Oct 3, 20235 min read
27 OT A ~ "Murder in the Vineyard" ~ Susan McGurgan
The Gospel story for this Sunday is violent-- even savage. It is a dark tale of greed, Betrayal. Beatings. Stoning. Murder. This story,...
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Sep 26, 20235 min read
26 OT A ~Phil 2:1-5~ "Unity in the Spirit" ~ Rev. Richard Eslinger
There is a striking way in which persons who move away from their place of origin tend to set up a new home that even magnifies their old...
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