Sunday, February 15, 2015

Transfiguration; February 15, 2015; The Rev'd. Dr. Richard Smith

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Years ago, I talked to an elderly Irish woman who told me how she had survived the Great Depression. She had migrated to Portland, Oregon...

Healing Church; Sunday, February 8, 2015; The Rev'd Robert Cromey

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“He came and took her by the hand and lifted her up.” Jesus was a healer. To heal means to make whole. You know the expression, “I a...
Saturday, January 31, 2015

Call of the Disciples/Annual Parish Meeting, Third Sunday after Epiphany, Year B, The Rev'd Richard Smith, Ph.D.

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Today we hold our annual meeting. We’ll look back at the past year and forward to the one ahead. We’ll say farewell and thank you to four...
Wednesday, January 7, 2015

The Flight into Egypt, The Rev'd. Richard Smith, Ph.D.

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A few months ago, I spent a couple of days in El Paso along the US border with Mexico. At the time, thousands of immigrants were fleeing...
Friday, January 2, 2015

Christmas 2014, the Rev'd. Richard Smith

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Time to hit the pause button. Drop everything. Immerse yourself in the story you’ve heard so many times before--about the simple shephe...
Monday, December 15, 2014

St. John the Baptist; Second Sunday of Advent year B, December 7, 2014; The Rev'd Dr. Richard Smith

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On the surface, Mark begins his gospel very matter-of-factly: The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. But l...
Tuesday, December 2, 2014

The Sheep and the Goats; Feast of Christ the King; November 30, 2014; The Rev'd Dr. Richard Smith

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Ignacio (Nacho) Martin Baro (1942-1989) Today is the last day of the year on the church’s calendar, and so the gospel speaks about the...