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Author Archives: smaxreisert
I Can’t Throw and Catch at the Same Time
When the New England Patriots lost Super Bowl 46 to the New York Giants in 2012, Gisele Bundchen, supermodel and wife of the Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, angrily assessed the reason for the loss: “My husband cannot [expletive] throw the … Continue reading
Come Sunday Morning
It’s an oft heard lament of good church folk that there are too many things going on on Sunday mornings, things that get in the way of people going to church. Over the years, I’ve heard more than my share … Continue reading
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What’s In a Name?
A few weeks ago, when my husband and I traveled down to Boston to pick up our daughter at Logan airport, I noticed a very large sign on a Roman Catholic Church along the way, in Revere. I’ve been noticing … Continue reading
Posted in Misc, United Church of Christ
Tagged church name, church signs, Congregational, United Church of Christ
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A Different Sort of Eclipse
I took a short break from my vacation last Sunday to lead worship at Old South. When I told the church secretary a few weeks ago that she could call off the supply search (for the first time in a … Continue reading
Vacationing in Vacationland
There’s a lot going on in the world right now, and I will get to that in a few days, but right now I’m on vacation. For the first time in many years, my vacation has been spent almost entirely … Continue reading
Where’s Christ in the United Church of Christ?
I recently attended a funeral (actually, a “memorial service”) at a United Church of Christ church not far from my own church. The service was for a woman I had known fairly well, a woman who was a very active … Continue reading
Being a Weed in a World Full of Roundup
After a weekend off, I’m back in the pulpit this Sunday. I’ll be preaching from the lectionary Gospel passage, the series of small statements from Matthew regarding what the kingdom of heaven is like—a mustard seed, yeast, etc. I’m quite … Continue reading
Posted in On the Hopeful Side
Tagged Matt Skinner, Parable of the Mustard Seed, WorkingPreacher.org
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