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The Rev. Canon Louis C. Schueddig, D.D.

The Beginning of the End of the Beginning

John 5:1-9

6th Sunday of Easter - Year C

May 05, 2013

The Rev. Canon Louis C. Schueddig (TEC)

Uh oh!  How many times have you said that? That "oops" moment when you stop and figure out something has gone wrong.  Maybe it's just something minor like putting up dishes in the wrong cabinet or maybe a major, life-changing revelation that things are going down hill fast: with your life, your marriage, your child, your job, bad news from your doctor.  We either fix it fast or worst of all find the downhill slide irreversible, and "Uh, oh" becomes "O God, please help me."  The "oops" moments are rarely positive ones for us on any level.

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Canon Caroline Westerhoff

The Merry-Go-Round

Mark 10:35-45

21st Sunday after Pentecost

October 21, 2012

Canon Caroline Westerhoff (TEC)

This past June, David McCullough Jr. gave a startling commencement address at Wellesley High School in Massachusetts, where he has been an English teacher for the last 26 years. He does not extol the virtues and achievements of his students; he does not heap the usual accolades upon them and send them off to an entitled future. Instead he tells them they are not special. They are not special because everyone is special. 

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The Rev. Canon David Lovelace (TEC)

In this high-tech world, hearing Jesus' invitation to "come away and rest for a while" is very appealing. The Rev. Canon David Lovelace explains why that is so important and how we can experience more spiritual connectedness with ourselves, others, and the planet.
The Rev. John Gunn

Model Christians?

The Rev. John Gunn (other)

There are a lot of people who faithfully attend Sunday school and Church. They go on Sunday night and to prayer meeting, they put money in the collection plate, their children attend all of the youth meetings and go to Church camp in the summers. They are model Christians.' - if you judge them from the outside. But do they ever do anything to show their faith?

The Rev. John Gunn

Anonymous Greatness

The Rev. John Gunn (other)

This episode of Be Still and Know discusses the unidentified nature of The Good Samaritan and how it relates to our service to God. The Rev. John R Gunn writes, "A single star may seem to give faint light, but countless stars shining in the night sky make it beautiful."

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The Rev. Dr. Otis Moss, III (UCC)

Leaders are not always recognized and it takes those that make a pathway to progress for the world to change. In this short sermon the Rev. Otis Moss III discusses those leaders who, though often forgotten, are most important to progress in the world. We are all called to make a way.
The Rev. John Gunn

Fireside Ministry

The Rev. John Gunn (other)

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The Rev. Ann Svennungsen (ELCA)

Hosts Lillian Daniel and Lydia Talbot in conversation with Ann Svennungsen, who says "We need to see vocation in the most broad terms. It's about God putting us on Earth for good reasons and us having a particular way to serve."
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The Rev. John Gunn (other)

In this Facing Life article based on James 4:14, The Rev. John R. Gunn writes, "We are here to make ourselves into Godlike beings, and to make ourselves useful. We are here to build character, and to help build a better world. To live selfishly and frivolously, is to live a meaningless life."
The Rev. John Gunn

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This episode of Be Still and Know discusses the expectations we should have regarding success; what it really takes to achieve what you desire in life; and what it takes to do good in the world.