"No Ordinary Time," by Claire Helton
Esther 4:1-17 When Mordecai learned all that had been done, Mordecai tore his clothes and put on sackcloth and ashes, and went through...
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Jun 2, 20204 min read
"I Can't Breathe," The Pastoral Prayer from Pentecost 2020, by Claire Helton
As we so often do, let’s begin by breathing in deeply. Breathe in, and know that God is love. Breathe out, and release the fear that...
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Jun 2, 202012 min read
"The Day the Spirit Broke Through," by Zachary Helton
Acts 2:1-21 When the day of Pentecost arrived, they all met in one room. Suddenly they heard what sounded like a violent, rushing wind...
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May 26, 20206 min read
"Lest You Start Cloud Gazing," by Claire Helton
based on Acts 1:1-11 Moses had lived a long and full life. He had made difficult choices; he had drawn closer than anyone to what was...
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May 19, 202010 min read
"Settle In," by Zachary Helton
Jeremiah 29:1-2, 3b-14 Jeremiah sent a letter from Jerusalem to Babylon to the surviving elders among the exiles, to the priests, the...
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May 13, 20206 min read
"God Who Gives Us Birth," by Claire Helton
Today we veer off the liturgical calendar and take a detour toward what we might cynically call the Hallmark calendar. Now, normally it’s...
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May 5, 20207 min read
"The Twenty Third Poem," by Zachary Helton
So, I have a confession to make. This isn’t my favorite psalm. I don’t have anything against it, it’s just that when people read the 23rd...
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Apr 28, 20208 min read
"Holding Space," by Claire Helton
Luke 24:13-35 Now on the third day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, and talking with...
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Apr 21, 20209 min read
"There Is No ‘Back to Normal’ Now," by Zachary Helton
John 20:19-23, 30-31 In the evening of that same day, the first day of the week, the doors were locked in the room where the disciples...
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Apr 14, 202012 min read
The First Day of a New Week (In the Beginning... Again)
John 20:1-18 Early in the morning on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary of Magdala came to the tomb. She saw that...
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Apr 9, 20203 min read
Holy Saturday
There is nothing left for us to do today but sit and wait. It’s unnerving. It’s kind of embarrassing. There is nothing left within our...
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Apr 9, 20205 min read
Maundy Thursday, by Zachary Helton
John 13:1-17, 31b-35 It was before the Feast of Passover, and Jesus realized that the hour had come for him to pass from this world to...
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Apr 9, 20204 min read
"Hosanna: A Week in the Crowd," by Claire Helton
Matthew 21:1-11 When they had come near Jerusalem and had reached Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, 2 saying...
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Mar 31, 20208 min read
"The Present Apocalypse," by Claire Helton
Genesis 1:26-28 (Inclusive Bible) Then God said, “Let us make humankind in our image, to be like us. Let them be stewards of the fish in...
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Mar 23, 20207 min read
"Wilderness Stories," by Zachary Helton
There are seasons when we choose our wilderness, but then, there are alsoseasons when our sojourn into the wilderness is out of our control.
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