by Catherine Merrill Jeremiah 1:4-10; Psalm 71:1-6; Hebrews 12:18-29; Luke 13:10-17 I have a confession to make. ?They made me keep the Sabbath when I was in seminary. ?Which is kind of funny when you think about it. ?Because they?re …
Hebrews 11:29-12:2?? Luke 12:49-56 By Ken Dale August 18, 2013 ? ? ? ? ? ? What is your image of Jesus?? How did the gospel reading hit you this morning?? A little bit uncomfortable?? I have always appreciated Jesus? …
by Ken Dale Isaiah 1:1, 10-20, Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16 In the Sunday School I grew up in down in Braintree, Mass., every year third graders were presented with a Bible. It was a big deal because the minister would underline …
by Ken Dale Colossians 3:1-11 Luke 12:13-21 While I serving as pastor in the small town of Carmel, just outside of Bangor, our church was selected for support to help us move forward. We were contacted through the Maine Conference …
by Ken Dale Luke 11:1-13 Isn?t it fascinating that disciple of Jesus would request of him ?teach us to pray.????? I think it would be a safe assumption most if not all of us would be most attentive if Jesus? …
by Ken Dale Colossians 1:15-28, Luke 10:38-42 Last Sunday we heard and reflected upon that fond and familiar parable of the Good Samaritan. That lesson, where Jesus vividly and actually scandalously illustrates true spirituality, actually continues in the story before …
by Ken Dale Luke 10:25-37 We have before us this morning a very familiar parable and much loved story of Jesus. A lawyer is testing Jesus ? or we might say using Jesus for the opportunity to impress people. He …
by Ken Dale Galatians 5:1, 13-25 It?s always a challenge when the sacred and the secular come together?? usually holiday weekends like Mother?s Day, Father?s Day, or national holidays like Memorial Day and the 4th of July. I feel it …
by Catherine Merrill 2 Kings 2:1-2, 6-14; Luke?9:51-62 At Maine Medical in Portland, where I worked a couple of summers ago, there?s a courtyard with picnic tables. Mostly it?s staff out there?because hopefully patients and their families aren?t there long …
by Ken Dale Galatians 3:23-29 Once upon a time, long, long ago, way back in time, in the good ol? days, people wrote letters. It was long before e-mails, tweets and texts. Hand held writing instruments called pens were put …