“A Body in Mission” I Corinthians 12:12-31 Rev. Dr. Deborah L. Clark October 26, 2014 “For just as the body is one and has many members and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so…
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On Orchids and Insects–Oct. 19, 2014
“On Orchids and Insects” 2 Corinthians 5:16-19; John 9:1-11 Rev. Dr. Deborah L. Clark October 19, 2014 The World Cup Semi-finals game was set to start in a few hours. For the first time in anyone’s memory, Costa Rica…
A Head Like a Bowling Ball–Oct. 12, 2014
“A Head Like a Bowling Ball” Psalm 139:1-18; John 1:1-5, 14-16 Rev. Dr. Deborah L. Clark October 12, 2014 It starts with a simple primordial cell, whose only purpose in life is to absorb nutrients from the sea around…
“On Hate and Hope”–Sept. 21, 2014
“On Hate and Hope” Romans 12:9-18; Mark 6:17-29 Rev. Dr. Deborah L. Clark Sept. 21, 2014 James Foley grew up in New Hampshire. After college, he taught at a Phoenix, Arizona elementary school with Teach for America. As a…
“Swimming at Rancho El Rio”
“Swimming at Rancho El Rio” Micah 6:6-8; Matthew 17:14-20 Rev. Dr. Deborah L. Clark September 14, 2014 According to Trip Advisor, it was just a vacation rental—a cottage in the cloud forest of Monteverde, Costa Rica that happened to be…
“Bread and Roses”
“Bread and Roses” August 31, 2014 Isaiah 58:1-6; Matthew 10:29-32; Galatians 3:28 Rev. Dr. Deborah L. Clark As we come marching, marching in the beauty of the day, A million darkened kitchens, a thousand mill lofts gray, Are touched with…
“Making Space”–August 17, 2014
Making Space Genesis 2:4b-7; John 20:19-22 Rev. Dr. Deborah L. Clark August 17, 2014 The email arrived in early June, while I was still recovering from our wedding and trying to get all my ducks in a row before…
“Love, Hate, and Fear”–A Reflection by Rev. Debbie Clark
Dear friends, “Love is more powerful than hate or fear.” I say these words all the time. I say them whenever I find myself trying to explain why I am a Christian. Especially at Easter, I preach them from…
Hard Questions of Faith–Sat, April 19, 2014
Saturday, April 19, 2014 They went on from there and passed through Galilee. He did not want anyone to know it; for he was teaching his disciples, saying to them, ‘The Son of Man is to be betrayed into human…
Hard Questions of Faith–Friday, April 18, 2014
Friday, April 18, 2014 From noon on, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. 46And about three o’clock Jesus cried with a loud voice, ‘Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?’ that is, ‘My God, my God, why have…