Easter: The Verb - Sunday March 27, 2016
on March 27th, 2016
To easter is a process. To easter is to go through pain, suffering, loss, and despair and find at the other end of the long dark tunnel that there is a light which beckons us on, a light into which we will come. Easter encompasses the agony of death and birth – not just the birth. Read the whole sermon here:... Read More
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Shout Truth - Palm Sunday March 20, 2016
on March 20th, 2016
One way of reading these biblical stories is to see them as parables for our lives, where we may take on each of the characters or roles in our own lives. In this story we have the roles of Jesus, of his followers, and of the Pharisees. Which role speaks to you? Is there a way in which Jesus’ story is part of your life – risking all for the sake of truth and right? … Could you see yourself as ... Read More
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The Economy of Love - March 6, 2016
on March 6th, 2016
"We have to listen and understand one another. We have to remember that our purpose, as our Universalist ancestors preached, is the happiness of all people not the salvation of individuals. " Read the full sermon here:... Read More
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March 2016 Sloop's Log Newsletter
on March 3rd, 2016
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Thrive! - Sunday February 28, 2016
on February 29th, 2016
"So how has First Parish helped to assuage your thirst? What were you thirsting for when you first showed up here? Can you remember? Was it knowing you are not alone? Was it a community of people exploring the meaning of their lives? Was it a way to make a difference in the world? How has the water you found here changed you? Have you grown and expanded like the sponge I showed the children? ... Read More
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Lengthening Love - A Sermon for Lent and Valentine's Day - Feb. 14, 2016
on February 16th, 2016
Do you know what the word “Lent” means? It isn’t about lending something. It comesfrom an Old English word meaning “to lengthen.” In our part of the world, Lent comes at thetime when the days are lengthening. The light is growing. And the word Lent reminds us thatthis season is about helping light to grow in and through us. Read the whole sermon here:... Read More
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From "Gilligan's Island" to Amazing Grace - February 7, 2016
on February 11th, 2016
In our faith community, we may not live day after day together without running water or electricity amid falling coconuts and palm trees, but we do gather Sunday after Sunday (and often other days too) with people we wouldn’t otherwise know. Read the whole sermon here:... Read More
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February 2016 Sloop's Log Newsletter
on February 4th, 2016
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January 2016 Sloop's Log Newsletter
on January 7th, 2016
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A Human-Sized Miracle - December 13, 2015
on December 13th, 2015
But the Hanukkah story tells us that it is up to us not to let the light go out. For the miracle to happen, for God, the power of Light and Life, to flow in the world, we must act, even if it’s just to clear away some garbage. Read the full sermon here: ... Read More
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December 2015 Sloop's Log Newsletter
on December 3rd, 2015
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80 Years of Unity - October 18, 2015
on November 22nd, 2015
Too often today we are segregated by our stage of life; the church offers one of the last places to interact with people whose circumstances are different from your own. At the meetings of Unity and Alliance, it doesn’t matter whether you have children in the Sunday school, how long you’ve been part of the congregation, or what you do with your days – women connect across the lines which often div... Read More
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