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Confronting Evil in Broad Daylight
Those of us who are white need to get out of our comfort zones and do some soul searching about the myriad ways we are part of, we perpetuate, a system that privileges us over...
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Response to Transgender Military Ban
I am deeply disturbed and distressed by the current governmental assault on LGBTQ people. First, a ban on transgender people serving in the military, despite the presence of about 2,500 active transgender service people and...
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Where Will the Spirit Take You?
Pentecost (June 4 this year) is the day we celebrate the gift of the Holy Spirit to the church. The day when the disciples, gathered together in one room, experienced the rushing of a mighty...
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Stop Looking Up
A Sermon Preached by the Rev. Claire Nevin-Field on the Seventh Sunday of Easter According to those who keep track of such things, Sunday morning is the most divided time in America’s...
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An Immoral Budget
At heart, a budget is a moral document. It tells us what our priorities are, what we really care about. Read the full message from the Rev. Claire Nevin-Field.
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The Voice of the Shepherd
A Sermon Preached by the Rev. Claire Nevin-Field on the Fourth Sunday of Easter The little village in the north east of England where I did my early growing up had more...
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Lord of the Living
A Sermon Preached by the Rev. Claire Nevin-Field on the Feast of the Resurrection When my daughters were young we went through the inevitable “I want a hermit crab” stage. I steadfastly...
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An Ending to Live For
Over the course of the next 10 days, we will walk the events of the last days and weeks of Jesus’ life. We will hear the story of his triumphant entry into Jerusalem, then hear...
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Heretic or Hero?
Who are those who set themselves up as guardians of the faith? Who claim to be the only true Christians? The fully initiated, law abiding, dues-paying, creed-saying, theologically correct people who can spot a heretic...
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Fill the Empty Space…with God
On Wednesday, at our Ash Wednesday service, we began the 40-day-long season of Lent, a season that, from the early days of the church, Christians have observed as preparation for Easter. Part of that preparation...