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The Rev. Dr. Guy Sayles

In Repair

Ephesians 4:1-16

10th Sunday of Pentecost - Year B

August 05, 2012

The Rev. Dr. Guy Sayles (CBF)

Chris de Vinck remembers how his daughter, Karen, learned to ride her bicycle alone:

"We began in the early fall," he said. "Karen and I.  I took her training wheels off, but she insisted that I grasp the handlebar and the seat as we walked around the court."

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The Rev. Christopher Henry

Where to Begin?

Mark 1:9-15

First Sunday in Lent - Year B

February 26, 2012

The Rev. Christopher Henry (PCUSA)

For many years, each spring semester, the late Reynolds Price, professor of English at Duke University and noted novelist and poet, taught a small group seminar titled, simply, "The Gospels." It was consistently one of the most competitive classes in the curriculum during registration, with a waiting list that grew by the hour. The class centered on close readings of the gospels of Mark and John, which the course description venerated as "documents largely unprecedented in world literature." After studying these two gospels, students began the one assignment that the class required--an original gospel of 30-50 pages, based on the readings and discussion of the seminar. As you might imagine, students panicked. I had more than one friend who went without sleep night after night as the deadline approached! How can one possibly write an original gospel? What must be included and what can be left out? How do you convey the deep meaning of the life of Jesus in your own words? Where do you begin?

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The Rev. David Lewicki Transcript

January 08, 2012

As It Was in the Beginning

The Rev. David Lewicki (PCUSA)

What we learn from the account of creation in Genesis 1 and the launching of Jesus' ministry in Mark 1 is that beginnings matter--they tell us who we are, whose we are, and where we are going.
The Rev. Dr. Kenneth Carter Article

May 07, 2009

Words, The Word and Getting on with Your Life

The Rev. Dr. Kenneth Carter (UMC)

Ken Carter reflects on the importance of words, words that define who we are and words that send us forth into the world, in the context of a rainy graduation ceremony.