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July 2, 2023 Matthew 4:1-11 Rev. Kristen J. Kleiman   Peanut brittle.  We came home from vacation with the most delicious box of peanut brittle.  I have barely been able to stop myself from eating the entire box.  I am completely lacking in self-control when it comes to this... Read More →

June 18, 2023 Luke 1:5-25, Ephesians 4:1-6 Rev. Kristen J. Kleiman   While patience might be a virtue, it’s certainly not a characteristic we come by naturally; otherwise, Sesame Street would not need multiple segments teaching children how to wait calmly and be patient. We... Read More →

June 11, 2023 Galatians 5:16-23 Rev. Kristen J. Kleiman   Years ago, I received this little box as a gift.  Inside of it are nine little coins with words on them: Courage, Luck, Love, Strength, Wisdom, Hope, Confidence, Patience, and Inspiration.  Often, when I am getting... Read More →

May 28, 2023 Acts 2:1-21 Rev. Kristen J. Kleiman   “There is a weariness among us.  We are weary from the loads we carry and the challenges we face.  We have questions we cannot answer and problems we cannot solve.  We’d hoped that life would be an invigorating pilgrimage, a... Read More →

May 21, 2023 Acts 1:12-14, 23-26 Rev. Kristen J. Kleiman   Talking things out with a trusted person; Making a pros and cons list; Asking a Magic 8 Ball.  There are lots of ways to make decisions in life – both the big and small. In today’s scripture passage from the Acts of... Read More →

April 30, 2023 Confirmation Sunday 1 Timothy 4:13-15, 2 Timothy 1:5-7 Rev. Kristen J. Kleiman   The “laying on of hands”.  It sounds strange; however it is a tradition, an important tradition, that goes back to the very beginning of the Christian Church.  When the twelve... Read More →

April 23, 2023 Luke 11:1-4, Colossians 1:9-14 Rev. Kristen J. Kleiman   “Teach us to pray”, the disciples say to Jesus.  They ask him how to pray because they already know why they want to pray.  They want to pray because they see what a difference prayer makes in Jesus’... Read More →

April 9, 2023 Easter Mark 16:1-7 Rev. Kristen J. Kleiman   It was an exciting day.  It was a nerve-wracking day.  They had been planning this day for months. Today was the day!  The day to get on the plane and see their friends, friends they had not seen in three years. They... Read More →

March 26, 2023 Amos 5:18, 21-24 Micah 6:6-8 Rev. Kristen J. Kleiman   This is the Way.  Not this is the thought.  Not this is the belief.  This is the Way.  Long before it became the catch phrase of Disney’s Mandalorian, ‘this is the way’ was the calling of the Christian... Read More →

March 19, 2023 Genesis 1:26-31 Rev. Kristen J. Kleiman   I have been blessed to travel to a lot of beautiful places.  One of which is Grand Teton National Park.  The pictures for the Passing of the Peace online are ones I took there a summer ago.  All these months later, the... Read More →