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justice

“No Justice, No Peace!”

December 6, 2020 by mwuc1 Leave a Comment

Texts: “Peacemaking and the spiritual life” by John Dear * Luke 1:18-25 (“waiting in silence”) Video of complete service Advent feels more important this year than usual because getting ready for Christmas during the pandemic requires extra thought and care. When the World Health Organization declared a pandemic on March 11, some hoped it would … [Read more…]

Posted in: Pandemic reflections, Sermon Blog Tagged: advent, COVID-19, justice, peace, sermons

Reserves we live within

June 21, 2020 by mwuc1 Leave a Comment

Text: Matthew 15:21-28 (Jesus and a Canaanite woman) Video of complete service* Order of service During the past month of world-wide uprisings against racist police violence, personal realities have presented a challenge for me to understand the feelings being expressed, perhaps because of the positions of privilege I embody. I am a white, male, straight, cis-gendered, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Sermon Blog Tagged: COVID-19, Indigenous Day of Prayer, indigenous rights, justice, sermons

Division in pursuit of justice

August 22, 2016 by mwuc1

Text: Luke 12:49-56 (bringing fire on earth) The Gospel passage we just heard is one that some ministers are reluctant to discuss. In it Jesus — the Prince of Peace, the one whom the angels say at his birth will bring peace on earth, and the one who greets his friends after his resurrection with … [Read more…]

Posted in: Sermon Blog Tagged: division, election, justice, semons, trump, united states, unity
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