I Pledge Allegiance Andy Bachmann October 1, 2017 In 8th grade, I was elected Vice-President of the Student Council for my school, McClure Junior High. I wasn’t sure what it meant to be Vice-President, but my mom assured me it …
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The Shape of Things to Come has been our worship theme over this month, and as we’ve noted, we shape our own realities with raw materials and also we are molded by other people’s actions and by external events that …
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Peaceful Neighbors Talia Raymond 9/17/2017 One of the reasons that I wanted to go to Rollins College was because Mr. Rogers went there, and, in my mind there could be no better recommendation. When I settled on music as a …
Continue readingShaping Up at Amelia Island James 1:2-4; 19-25 September 3, 2017 Shelly Wilson Maybe you’ve written them–those reports at the beginning of school–what I did on my summer vacation. This year, we went to Amelia Island for a week and …
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Last Things First Andy Bachmann August 27, 2017 Matthew 19:16, “So the last will be first, and the first will be last.” The last time I hiked the Overlook Trail in the Porcupine Mountains was the first time I hiked …
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I was surprised to read in the newsletter that I was preaching on hell and anger; not because I didn’t know I was going to preach on these subjects or because I’m not going to, but because it wasn’t my …
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Having children in one’s life changes that life forever. Whether one is a biological, adoptive, or step parent, godparent, caregiver, friend, or teacher, it does not take long to discover just how right our friend Kahlil Gibran was when he …
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All This Every Day Luke 12:13-21 July 16, 2017 Shelly Wilson Jesus speaks this parable on his way to Jerusalem where he will meet his death at the hands of the state. He seems to be pressing to provide every …
Continue readingThe General Synod of the UCC meets every two years and its meeting dates often extend over the fourth of July. Many years there is jubilation on that day as the Synod winds down its business and we all look …
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Pilgrims Navigating the Swamp of Truthiness John 18:37-38 Jesus said, “My task is to bear witness to the truth. For this was I born; for this I came into the world, and all who are not deaf to truth listen …
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I once heard a story about thinking bigger. It seems that the pope was coming to St Patrick’s in New York, but his plane had been a little delayed in Rome, so when he got to New York he had …
Continue readingThe disciples ask for a teaching about prayer and Jesus offers this one–what we call the “Our Father…” or the Lord’s Prayer. When I was growing up in the church there were only a few correct ways to refer to, …
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