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November 29, 2020 John 1:1-15 Isaiah 9:2-7 Rev. Kristen J. Kleiman   At the top of a mountain with a sea of golden leaves below and the blue, blue sky a canopy overhead. In that place, we know that God is with us. Walking along the sandy shore, with the rhythmic waves... Read More →

November 22, 2020 Matthew 25:31-40 Ephesians 1:15-19 Rev. Kristen J. Kleiman   A pandemic, a census, a presidential election, racial injustice protests, and the 100th anniversary of women gaining the right to vote. 2020 had its fair share of memorable events. And it’s also... Read More →

November 8, 2020 Ephesians 4:1-6, 11-16 Matthew 25:14-21 Rev. Kristen J. Kleiman   The Parable of the Talents, as this passage from the gospel of Matthew is called, is often thought to be about money. I’d like to tell it to you in a different way. God has created this... Read More →

Nov 1, 2020 Matthew 5:38-47 Rev. Kristen J. Kleiman   As a five year old girl, she stood outside baseball games and military funerals and held signs that spoke of hate. She stood there with her family. She stood there with her church. And as a young woman, she took to social... Read More →

October 25, 2020 Exodus 13:17-22, 14:10-14, 15:22-27 Rev. Kristen J. Kleiman   After years of being slaves in Egypt, after years of oppression and hard labor, injustice and cruel treatment, God’s people were finally free. The Israelites were finally on their way back home to... Read More →

October 18, 2020 Matthew 6: 19-34 Rev. Kristen J. Kleiman   The leaves on the trees have turned a rainbow of colors. Pumpkins and mums decorate front porches, and apple everything is plentiful in the stores.   All of these signs of God’s abundance proclaim the beginning of... Read More →

October 4, 2020 Hebrews 11:1-8 Rev. Kristen J. Kleiman   By faith, Noah spent weeks and weeks building an ark – when there was no sign of rain. By faith, Abraham set out on a journey, not knowing exactly where he was going, not knowing exactly how long it would take,... Read More →

September 27, 2020 Matthew 4:18-22; 28:16-20 Rev. Kristen J. Kleiman   Not all who wander are lost; however if you don’t have a destination, you will never get where you want to go. The Church of Jesus Christ has had a destination, a purpose, from even before we were a... Read More →

September 20, 2020 Genesis 12:1-9 Isaiah 43:18-19   For hundreds of years, the Church of Jesus Christ has paddled along. Sure, there have been waves and some wind however most of the time it has been smooth water. And then in the last few decades, the Church has found... Read More →

September 13, 2020 1 Corinthians 12:4-31 Rev. Kristen J. Kleiman   Over the last 6 months, we have been reminded that the church is not a building. The church is a body, the body of Jesus Christ. With our different points of view, our different gifts and talents, our... Read More →