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October 1, 2023 Psalm 23 Luke 12:22-31 Rev. Kristen J. Kleiman   Imagine for a moment you were a sheep.  As you baa and bleat along the path of life, imagine how wonderful it would feel to rest in green meadows, munching on green grass, gazing at the blue sky above.  Imagine... Read More →

September 24, 2023 Genesis 32:22-30 Rev. Kristen J. Kleiman   At his birth, they named him trickster so it is no surprise that he lived up to his name.  Over and over again, the Bible details how Jacob tricked others: his brother, his father, his father-in-law.  Even when... Read More →

September 17, 2023 Psalm 104, selected verses Rev. Kristen J. Kleiman   Did you know that there are over 330 species of hummingbirds?  Or that between 2014 and 2015, 381 new species of plants and animals were found in the Amazon rainforest?  I certainly never knew before... Read More →

September 10, 2023 1 Samuel 7:10-14 Rev. Kristen J. Kleiman   Ebenezer, Rock of help.  After God showed yet again that God is with God’s people, that God protects God’s people, after God scared Israel’s enemy away and gave Israel the victory, Samuel took a rock and set it as... Read More →

September 3, 2023 Exodus 3:1-15 Rev. Kristen J. Kleiman   This past week, life for many children – and adults – changed.  A new school year began, and kids walked into new classrooms and new schools.  Teachers and school staff greeted new students. Parents transitioned too –... Read More →

August 27, 2023 John 14:26-27 Galatians 5:22-23 Rev. Kristen J. Kleiman   The view through my swim mask was a serene blue.  From time to time, colorful fish would swim into view.  Sargeant Majors with their yellow and black stripes; King Angelfish with their blue bodies and... Read More →

August 6, 2023 Daniel 6:3-16 1 Corinthians 12:27-13:8 Rev. Kristen J. Kleiman   Twelve years ago today, I walked down this aisle, not in my clergy robe, instead in a wedding dress.  And before our families, friends, church family and God, Stu and I faithfully committed to... Read More →

July 30, 2023 2 Samuel 6:1-5, 16, 20-22 Psalm 98:4-9 Rev. Kristen J. Kleiman   Disdain.  As she looked down on him figuratively and literally, she felt nothing but disdain in her heart.  How could he dance around like that?!  He looked so foolish, completely and utterly... Read More →

July 23, 2023 Luke 10:25-37, Zechariah 7:8-10 Rev. Kristen J. Kleiman   Love God and love your neighbor.  The whole Ten Commandments could be summed up with these two: love God and love your neighbor.  In a different place in the gospels, Jesus says the whole Hebrew law can... Read More →

July 16, 2023 Colossians 3:12-17 Rev. Kristen J. Kleiman   Yesterday, my family arrived home from a week at Silver Lake camp, our Southern New England church camp.  From Sunday afternoon until Saturday morning, my husband, partner, and co-dean, Stu and I led a program called... Read More →