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Naming Truth: A Sermon on Being Set Free & The Armenian Genocide
Rev. Laura Everett, Executive Director, Massachusetts Council of Churches Ecumenical Armenian Vespers at Trinity Church in Boston Thursday April 23, 2014, 7:30pm Mark 5: 1-20 She spoke truth. With the...
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“We All Mix:” A Gullah Sermon on Pentecost
“We All Mix:” A Gullah Sermon on Pentecost Christ Church United & Lao United Church of Christ, Lowell MA (Special thanks to Host pastors Ted Rasakham and Peter Lovett. During the multi-cultural,...
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The Idolatry of Independence: A homily on Ephesians 4
Charge of Interdependence Among the World to the Connecticut Conference, United Church of Christ First Congregational Church, Chesire CT Sunday May 31, 2015 Ephesians 4: 11-16 My geographically...
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Childish: A sermon on Mark 9
Immanuel Lutheran Church, Amherst Sunday September 20, 2015 “Childish” A sermon on Mark 9:30-37 Please pray with me: This is the conversation we have after the kids have left the room. The hard stuff,...
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Pope Francis Bingo Cards
You are invited to join us for a Pope Francis Address to Congress Viewing Party! Thursday, September 24, from 9:30-11am at Doyle’s Cafe in Boston. Facebook Invite here! Please share widely. Sinners...
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“Spirit enough for the wilderness”: a sermon on memory and nostalgia
“SPIRIT ENOUGH FOR THE WILDERNESS” Sermon for the 100th anniversary of ARMENIAN MEMORIAL CHURCH, WATERTOWN SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 24, 2015 Numbers 11:4-6, 10-16, 24-29 Every time we tell the story, the...
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Holy Inheritance: A Sermon on Mark 10: 17-33
Holy Inheritance: A Sermon on Mark 10:17-33 Sunday October 11, 2015 Bethlehem Covenant Church, Worcester MA (Preacher’s note: This sermon was also an experiment in crowd-sourcing stories from friends...
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Why every Religious Leader must see “Spotlight”
Spotlight is a film about the two institutions I hold most dear: newspapers and the Church, set in Boston, the city I have claimed as home. I left the film full of rage, despondent, and convicted- if...
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“You Do Not Stand Alone:” Christian solidarity with New England Muslims
Editorial Note: As an experiement in collaborative leadership, I crowd-sourced what people wanted to tell our Muslim neighbors. You can find the original post here:...
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Be Not Afraid: Christmas Sermon 2015
Christmas Eve, Dec 24, 2015 St. James Armenian Orthodox Church, Watertown MA. Luke 2: 8-20 “…And in that region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And an...
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Bodyshaming the Black Body of Christ
Christ Lutheran Church, Natick Sunday January 24, 2016 Body-Shaming the Black Body of Christ: A Sermon on 1 Corinthians 12: 12-31a This is a sermon for you if you’ve stood in front of a department...
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Why I love the African Methodist Episcopal Church
200th Anniversary of the African Methodist Episcopal Church New England Annual Conference Bicentennial Service Sunday February 7, 2016 Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Jamaica Plain MA Rev....
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“An intense religious experience, the exact nature of which is uncertain.”
All Saints, Brookline Transfiguration Sunday, February 7, 2015 Luke 9:28-36, (37-43) Let us pray: May we see. Amen. Sometimes, truth lurks in the footnotes. There, beneath the Gospel text, in The...
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Invested in fruitfulness
Preached on Sunday February 28, 2016 at First Parish (Unitarian Universalist) Milton, MA 6 Then he told this parable: “A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came looking for fruit on it...
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We Live Tight: A Sermon for Cities
God decides to give this ministry of reconciliation to a people who can’t reconcile over snow parking space savers? We who live in cities have been entrusted with ministry of reconciliation, not in the...
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Finished: A Sermon for Good Friday
Finished: A Sermon for Good Friday Shrewsbury Ecumenical Good Friday Service, March 24, 2016 28 After this, when Jesus knew that all was now finished, he said (in order to fulfill the scripture), ‘I am...
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“Is it possible to build something bold rather than shrink what we have?”
“Is it possible to build something bold rather than shrink what we have?” The two institutions I love the most are: Church and Newspaper (Museums and Baseball are 3 & 4, respectively). I believe...
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Preferential Option for the City: A Prayer for Boston City Council
The Boston City Council has a tradition of inviting in local clergy & spiritual leaders from across the city to offer a prayer or reflection. I am grateful for my fabulous city councilor Matt...
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The Danger of Denominations: A Sermon For Reformation Sunday
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Arlington MA Reformation Sunday- October 30, 2016 John 8:31-36 She spoke with the humility of someone who actually spent a lot of time in prayer. Her words were precise,...
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Polemical Praise: A Post-election, Interfaith Sermon on Psalm 100
"To center God as the object of our praise is to displace all else. No politician will save us. No patriotism will save us. No privilege will save us. Praise centers God when the center cannot hold. "
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