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Manna in the age of Monsanto

by Rev. Dr. Donna Schaper
April 29, 2012

You probably don’t know Len. Len used to come to our place in Amherst and sing to our chickens. He was Jamaican, he worked for Monsanto, he sang to chickens. He left his job at Monsanto when he was sixty because he couldn’t learn the computer.

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A Personal Conversation Between Me & Jeff Mansfield

by Rev. Michael Ellick
April 28, 2012

Jeff asked me to preach today on the ‘future of the church,’ and I accepted, because he is my good friend, and because I thought I had something to say on the subject. So today, I cannot speak in generalities to all of you, I can only speak specifically to Jeff himself. So with my apologies to everyone here, what follows – though disguised as a sermon - is really only intended for the very-soon-to-be Rev. Mansfield, and you’re welcome to tune out if you want to.

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Are you afraid of the dark?

by Rev. Michael Ellick
April 15, 2012

It’s natural to be afraid. There are some pretty scary things out there, and sometimes it feels like we’re lost and all alone out in the dark. But something miraculous happens to us when we take our fears and say them out loud to people who love us unconditionally.

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I Believe in the Insurrection

by Rev. Dr. Donna Schaper
April 08, 2012

Resurrection comes after insurrection, not before. Resurrection is that lift out of the basement, after you empty your attic. You live in the main house on the main floor with the stuff you need for living, not more, not less.

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