“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…
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“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…
“You’ve got to be taught…” A sermon by Rev. Debbie Clark, August 11, 2013
“You’ve Got to be Taught…” Galatians 3:23-29 Rev. Dr. Deborah L. Clark August 11, 2013 I hadn’t planned to watch 60 Minutes that night. I walked into the room to show something to Fran, and there they were on the…
Walking on the Water–a sermon by Debbie Clark, Aug 4, 2013
“Walking on the Water” Matthew 14:22-33 Rev. Dr. Deborah L. Clark Aug 4, 2013 Have you heard the one about the three UCC ministers who went fishing? As it turns out, two of them had been around for awhile, and…
The Joy of the Moral Dilemma–a sermon by Willie Sordillo, July 21, 2013
The Joy of the Moral Dilemma Willie Sordillo July 21, 2013 I was sitting at my desk several years ago when the phone rang. It was my friend, Manny, the drummer in a band we’d been playing in for 5…
Bird-Watching: A Sermon by Debbie Clark, July 14, 2013
“Bird-Watching” Mark 1:9-11 Rev. Dr. Deborah L. Clark July 14, 2013 We’d only gone a few steps up the trail when Kokee stopped short. He whistled–long-short-long, with a little flourish at the end. Then he listened. “Over there,” he said,…
“My God is Bigger than Your God!?!????”–June 2, 2013
“My God is Bigger than Your God”!?!???? I Kings 18:20-39 Rev. Dr. Deborah L. Clark June 2, 2013 “My God is bigger than your God!” Bigger or stronger, better or truer or whatever other superlative you like. It’s the…
Mixture Strange–May 26, 2013
“Mixture Strange” Psalm 8; Romans 5:1-5 Rev. Dr. Deborah L. Clark May 26, 2013 From the writings of Sergeant Henry Tisdale, 35th Mass. Regiment; September 17, 1862, Battle of Antietam, Sharpsburg, MD Our brigade was ordered to…
“Shaken and Stirred”–May 12, 2013
“Shaken and Stirred” Acts 16:16-34 Rev. Dr. Deborah L. Clark May 12, 2013 We took off our watches and jewelry, emptied our pockets and gave the guard behind the bulletproof glass our driver’s licenses. Another guard called out five names. …