The Spiritual Misfits
Hebrew Scripture Reading-1 Chronicles 6: 31-48 Last week as I listened to the choir sing “Kyrie” and Natalie sing her solo I kept wondering what is it that makes music
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Hebrew Scripture Reading-Joshua 1: 1-11 Dwight D. Eisenhower was not yet a general when his father died only four months after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. He worked a desk
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HEBREW SCRIPTURE READING-Ecclesiastes 9: 13-18 I am a recent fan of a television show called Leverage. Last year its second season was actually produced across the river in Portland. The
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New Testament Reading-Matthew 5: 1-12 My plan for this morning was to preach a sermon that would lift up the life of Meena Keshwar Kamal, a woman who devoted 12
Continue readingGringos, Guatemalans, and God
New Testament Scripture Reading-Luke 8: 4-15 More than 25 years ago, a couple of gringos landed in Vicente Guerrero, a rural village in Tlaxcala, Mexico. The village consisted principally of
Continue readingCasting Out Demons
New Testament Reading-Luke 4: 31-37 As Michael Greenberg describes it, July 5th was the day his daughter went mad. What transpired reminded Greenberg of a legend he had once heard
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Dear Church Family and Friends, The day after our wedding Eunita and I stayed in Sacramento to spend time with family members who had flown across the country for our
Continue readingTwizzlers or the Cross
New Testament Reading-Mark 8: 27-37 Ostensibly, a wedding should be a high point on the happiness continuum of life, and indeed for Eunita and I it was, but I must
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PROTECT ALL WASHINGTON FAMILIES The Domestic Partnership Law allows Washington families to protect their loved ones and guarantees they will be treated fairly in times of crisis. It provides essential
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To Support Equality, Vote Yes More than 5,000 couples have registered as domestic partners since 2007. These couples reside in every county in Washington. The Domestic Partnership Law ensures
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