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Scott Clark
2 days ago11 min read
Grace Gifts & Working Papers -- 1 Corinthians 12:1-13, 27 (2nd Sunday of Epiphany; MLK Sunday)
Grounded in Christ, empowered by the Spirit, we engage the work that is ours to do in the world.
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Scott Clark
Jan 1210 min read
Whose We Are -- Luke 3:10-17, 21-22 (1st Sunday After Epiphany)
In the waters of baptism, we find our identity with and in Christ, grounded in a community of mutuality and sharing.
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Scott Clark
Jan 511 min read
New Life, New Day, New Year -- Jeremiah 31:7-14 (2nd Sunday of Christmas)
The prophets look to what God is doing in the world. Always, God is bringing new life for a new day. Let’s begin every day there.
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Scott Clark
Dec 29, 20247 min read
On the Cusp -- Titus 3:4-7;Luke 2:41-52 (Rev. Dvera Hadden, preaching; First Sunday of Christmas)
Photo credit: Aaron Wilson, used with permission via Unsplash On this first Sunday after Christmas, we sit on the cusp of the new year. ...
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Scott Clark
Dec 22, 20249 min read
"And the whole world give back the song" -- Luke 2:8-20 (4th Sunday of Advent)
In the ache of our world, God enters into the lowest places, comes alongside the most vulnerable, and makes God’s home there.
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Scott Clark
Dec 8, 202410 min read
"O you, beneath life's crushing load" -- Luke 1:26-38, 46-55 (2nd Sunday in Advent)
With the angel, Mary proclaims that God is turning the world rightside up.
With Mary, will you say “yes” to being turned rightside up?
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Scott Clark
Dec 1, 202410 min read
"O, hush the noise and cease the strife" -- Luke 1:8-25, 57-58, 67-80 (1st Sunday of Advent)
In the clamor of the world, God gives us a holy hush – quiet to listen and watch for God’s tender mercy setting the whole world free.
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Scott Clark
Nov 24, 20249 min read
A Baseline of Gratitude -- Philippians 4:4-9 (Thanksgiving Sunday)
When we choose to live lives of gratitude, generosity, and sharing, it is a radical subversive act.
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Scott Clark
Nov 17, 20247 min read
Longing for Enough -- Exodus 16:1-5, 13-23; Mark 12:38-44 (Rev. Dvera Hadden, preaching; 26th Sunday After Pentecost)
Photo credit: Eberhard Grossgasteiger, used with permission via Unsplash Rev. Dvera Hadden, preaching: On this lovely, crisp autumn day I...
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Scott Clark
Nov 12, 202410 min read
Unshakeoffable -- Ruth 1:1-18 (25th Sunday After Pentecost)
Photo credit: Tijs van Leur, used with permission via Unsplash To listen to the sermon, you can click here. We find Ruth and Naomi this...
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Scott Clark
Nov 4, 202411 min read
Saints Seen and Unseen -- Hebrews 11 (All Saints' Sunday)
In the Communion of the Saints, Christ is alive and at work in the world, doing so much more than eye can see or ear can hear.
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Scott Clark
Oct 14, 202410 min read
Rubble -- Ezra 3:1-3, 8-13 (21st Sunday After Pentecost)
God creates us for life in community and accompanies us so that, in a changing world, even in calamity, we can find our way to life.
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Scott Clark
Oct 6, 202411 min read
"The Welcome Table" -- Mark 6:30-44 (World Communion Sunday)
At the Welcome Table, Jesus invites us all, the deep need of the world becomes clear, and Jesus says to us, You give them something to eat.
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Scott Clark
Sep 29, 20247 min read
How Is This Good News? -- Numbers 11:4-6, 10-16, 24-29; Mark 9:38-48 (Rev. Dvera Hadden, preaching)
Anyone I have talked with in the last few weeks about our second scripture lesson for this morning has at least winced when they heard...
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Scott Clark
Sep 16, 20249 min read
Finding Our Way Home Together -- Mark 6:6-13 (Homecoming Sunday; 17th Sunday After Pentecost)
Jesus gathers us in and sends us out, insisting that we create home for each other along the way.
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Scott Clark
Sep 1, 20249 min read
Sowers Gonna Sow -- Mark 4:1-9 (15th Sunday After Pentecost)
A sower went out to sow: In the work we do, the life of Christ comes alive in us.
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Scott Clark
Aug 25, 202411 min read
Don't Go to Court -- Matthew 18:15-22 (14th Sunday After Pentecost)
In these courtroom scenes, we have seen a lot of real life, and God right there in the midst of it all – with truth, justice, & compassion.
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Scott Clark
Aug 18, 202411 min read
"The Quality of Mercy" -- Genesis 45:1-15 (13th Sunday After Pentecost)
In God’s mercy, God gives humanity what humanity deserves: Love. Life. Dignity. Food. Water. All the things we need to live and to thrive.
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Scott Clark
Aug 5, 202412 min read
When God Is in the Dock -- Job 23 & 38 (11th Sunday After Pentecost)
In our suffering, God speaks with us out of the whirlwind, and we live, and we somehow find our way to love.
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Scott Clark
Jul 29, 202410 min read
When God Brings the Charges -- Isaiah 1:2-3, 12-30 & Isaiah 5 (10th Sunday after Pentecost)
In the reality of climate unraveling, God speaks truth to us, and calls us to change and become part of the
operative reality for healing.
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